diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 2a82089069..95aa26898d 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+4818.	[test]		The logfileconfig system test could intermittently
+			report false negatives on some platforms. [RT #46615]
+
 4817.	[cleanup]	Use DNS_NAME_INITABSOLUTE and DNS_NAME_INITNONABSOLUTE.
 			[RT #45433]
 
diff --git a/bin/named/include/named/seccomp.h b/bin/named/include/named/seccomp.h
index 2e7f6b41a1..a0490d2e95 100644
--- a/bin/named/include/named/seccomp.h
+++ b/bin/named/include/named/seccomp.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 int scmp_syscalls[] = {
 	SCMP_SYS(access),
 	SCMP_SYS(open),
+	SCMP_SYS(openat),
+	SCMP_SYS(lseek),
 	SCMP_SYS(clock_gettime),
 	SCMP_SYS(time),
 	SCMP_SYS(read),
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ int scmp_syscalls[] = {
 #ifdef HAVE_GETRANDOM
 	SCMP_SYS(getrandom),
 #endif
+	SCMP_SYS(rename),
 	SCMP_SYS(unlink),
 	SCMP_SYS(socket),
 	SCMP_SYS(sendto),
@@ -72,7 +75,6 @@ int scmp_syscalls[] = {
 	SCMP_SYS(getsockopt),
 	SCMP_SYS(getsockname),
 	SCMP_SYS(lstat),
-	SCMP_SYS(lseek),
 	SCMP_SYS(getgid),
 	SCMP_SYS(getegid),
 	SCMP_SYS(getuid),
@@ -83,9 +85,7 @@ int scmp_syscalls[] = {
 	SCMP_SYS(setuid),
 	SCMP_SYS(prctl),
 	SCMP_SYS(epoll_wait),
-	SCMP_SYS(openat),
 	SCMP_SYS(getdents),
-	SCMP_SYS(rename),
 	SCMP_SYS(utimes),
 	SCMP_SYS(dup),
 #endif
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ int scmp_syscalls[] = {
 const char *scmp_syscall_names[] = {
 	"access",
 	"open",
+	"openat",
+	"lseek",
 	"clock_gettime",
 	"time",
 	"read",
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ const char *scmp_syscall_names[] = {
 #ifdef HAVE_GETRANDOM
 	"getrandom",
 #endif
+	"rename",
 	"unlink",
 	"socket",
 	"sendto",
@@ -139,7 +142,6 @@ const char *scmp_syscall_names[] = {
 	"getsockopt",
 	"getsockname",
 	"lstat",
-	"lseek",
 	"getgid",
 	"getegid",
 	"getuid",
@@ -150,9 +152,7 @@ const char *scmp_syscall_names[] = {
 	"setuid",
 	"prctl",
 	"epoll_wait",
-	"openat",
 	"getdents",
-	"rename",
 	"utimes",
 	"dup",
 #endif
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/logfileconfig/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/logfileconfig/tests.sh
index ca7b80eddc..a2672e471e 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/logfileconfig/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/logfileconfig/tests.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,19 @@ PIDFILE="${THISDIR}/${CONFDIR}/named.pid"
 myRNDC="$RNDC -c ${THISDIR}/${CONFDIR}/rndc.conf"
 myNAMED="$NAMED -c ${THISDIR}/${CONFDIR}/named.conf -m record,size,mctx -T clienttest -T nosyslog -d 99 -X named.lock -U 4"
 
+# Test given condition.  If true, test again after a second.  Used for testing
+# filesystem-dependent conditions in order to prevent false negatives caused by
+# directory contents not being synchronized immediately after rename() returns.
+test_with_retry() {
+	if test "$@"; then
+		sleep 1
+		if test "$@"; then
+			return 0
+		fi
+	fi
+	return 1
+}
+
 waitforpidfile() {
 	for _w in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 	do
@@ -48,9 +61,10 @@ n=0
 
 cd $CONFDIR
 
-n=`expr $n + 1`
-echo "I:testing log file validity (named -g + only plain files allowed) ($n)"
+echo "I:testing log file validity (named -g + only plain files allowed)"
 
+n=`expr $n + 1`
+echo "I: testing plain file (named -g) ($n)"
 # First run with a known good config.
 echo > $PLAINFILE
 cp $PLAINCONF named.conf
@@ -58,9 +72,9 @@ $myRNDC reconfig > rndc.out.test$n 2>&1
 grep "reloading configuration failed" named.run > /dev/null 2>&1
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]
 then
-	echo "I: testing plain file succeeded"
+	echo "I:  testing plain file succeeded"
 else
-	echo "I: testing plain file failed (unexpected)"
+	echo "I:  testing plain file failed (unexpected)"
 	echo "I:exit status: 1"
 	exit 1 
 fi
@@ -79,14 +93,14 @@ then
 	grep "checking logging configuration failed: invalid file" named.run > /dev/null 2>&1
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]
 	then
-		echo "I: testing directory as file succeeded (UNEXPECTED)"
+		echo "I:  testing directory as file succeeded (UNEXPECTED)"
 		echo "I:exit status: 1"
 		exit 1
 	else
-		echo "I: testing directory as log file failed (expected)"
+		echo "I:  testing directory as log file failed (expected)"
 	fi
 else
-	echo "I: skipping directory test (unable to create directory)"
+	echo "I:  skipping directory test (unable to create directory)"
 fi
 
 # Now try pipe file, expect failure
@@ -103,14 +117,14 @@ then
 	grep "checking logging configuration failed: invalid file" named.run  > /dev/null 2>&1
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]
 	then
-		echo "I: testing pipe file as log file succeeded (UNEXPECTED)"
+		echo "I:  testing pipe file as log file succeeded (UNEXPECTED)"
 		echo "I:exit status: 1"
 		exit 1
 	else
-		echo "I: testing pipe file as log file failed (expected)"
+		echo "I:  testing pipe file as log file failed (expected)"
 	fi
 else
-	echo "I: skipping pipe test (unable to create pipe)"
+	echo "I:  skipping pipe test (unable to create pipe)"
 fi
 
 # Now try symlink file to plain file, expect success 
@@ -129,14 +143,14 @@ then
 	grep "reloading configuration failed" named.run > /dev/null 2>&1
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]
 	then
-		echo "I: testing symlink to plain file succeeded"
+		echo "I:  testing symlink to plain file succeeded"
 	else
-		echo "I: testing symlink to plain file failed (unexpected)"
+		echo "I:  testing symlink to plain file failed (unexpected)"
 		echo "I:exit status: 1"
 		exit 1
 	fi
 else
-	echo "I: skipping symlink test (unable to create symlink)"
+	echo "I:  skipping symlink test (unable to create symlink)"
 fi
 # Stop the server and run through a series of tests with various config
 # files while controlling the stop/start of the server.
@@ -155,9 +169,10 @@ fi
 
 status=0
 
-n=`expr $n + 1`
-echo "I:testing log file validity (only plain files allowed) ($n)"
+echo "I:testing log file validity (only plain files allowed)"
 
+n=`expr $n + 1`
+echo "I: testing plain file (named -g) ($n)"
 # First run with a known good config.
 echo > $PLAINFILE
 cp $PLAINCONF named.conf
@@ -165,9 +180,9 @@ $myRNDC reconfig > rndc.out.test$n 2>&1
 grep "reloading configuration failed" named.run > /dev/null 2>&1
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]
 then
-	echo "I: testing plain file succeeded"
+	echo "I:  testing plain file succeeded"
 else
-	echo "I: testing plain file failed (unexpected)"
+	echo "I:  testing plain file failed (unexpected)"
 	echo "I:exit status: 1"
 	exit 1 
 fi
@@ -186,14 +201,14 @@ then
 	grep "configuring logging: invalid file" named.run > /dev/null 2>&1
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]
 	then
-		echo "I: testing directory as file succeeded (UNEXPECTED)"
+		echo "I:  testing directory as file succeeded (UNEXPECTED)"
 		echo "I:exit status: 1"
 		exit 1
 	else
-		echo "I: testing directory as log file failed (expected)"
+		echo "I:  testing directory as log file failed (expected)"
 	fi
 else
-	echo "I: skipping directory test (unable to create directory)"
+	echo "I:  skipping directory test (unable to create directory)"
 fi
 
 # Now try pipe file, expect failure
@@ -210,14 +225,14 @@ then
 	grep "configuring logging: invalid file" named.run  > /dev/null 2>&1
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]
 	then
-		echo "I: testing pipe file as log file succeeded (UNEXPECTED)"
+		echo "I:  testing pipe file as log file succeeded (UNEXPECTED)"
 		echo "I:exit status: 1"
 		exit 1
 	else
-		echo "I: testing pipe file as log file failed (expected)"
+		echo "I:  testing pipe file as log file failed (expected)"
 	fi
 else
-	echo "I: skipping pipe test (unable to create pipe)"
+	echo "I:  skipping pipe test (unable to create pipe)"
 fi
 
 # Now try symlink file to plain file, expect success 
@@ -237,18 +252,18 @@ then
 	grep "reloading configuration failed" named.run > /dev/null 2>&1
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]
 	then
-		echo "I: testing symlink to plain file succeeded"
+		echo "I:  testing symlink to plain file succeeded"
 	else
-		echo "I: testing symlink to plain file failed (unexpected)"
+		echo "I:  testing symlink to plain file failed (unexpected)"
 		echo "I:exit status: 1"
 		exit 1
 	fi
 else
-	echo "I: skipping symlink test (unable to create symlink)"
+	echo "I:  skipping symlink test (unable to create symlink)"
 fi
 
 n=`expr $n + 1`
-echo "I: testing default logfile using named -L file ($n)"
+echo "I:testing default logfile using named -L file ($n)"
 # Now stop the server again and test the -L option
 rm -f $DLFILE
 $PERL ../../stop.pl .. ns1
@@ -256,7 +271,7 @@ if ! test -f $PIDFILE; then
 	cp $PLAINCONF named.conf
 	$myNAMED -L $DLFILE > /dev/null 2>&1
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-		echo "I:failed to start $myNAMED"
+		echo "I: failed to start $myNAMED"
 		echo "I:exit status: $status"
 		exit $status
 	fi
@@ -272,7 +287,7 @@ if ! test -f $PIDFILE; then
 		exit 1
 	fi
 else
-	echo "I:failed to cleanly stop $myNAMED"
+	echo "I: failed to cleanly stop $myNAMED"
 	echo "I:exit status: 1"
 	exit 1
 fi
@@ -284,9 +299,9 @@ echo "I: testing iso8601 timestamp ($n)"
 cp $ISOCONF named.conf
 $myRNDC reconfig > rndc.out.test$n 2>&1
 if grep '^....-..-..T..:..:..\.... ' $ISOFILE > /dev/null; then
-	echo "I: testing iso8601 timestamp succeeded"
+	echo "I:  testing iso8601 timestamp succeeded"
 else
-	echo "I: testing iso8601 timestamp failed"
+	echo "I:  testing iso8601 timestamp failed"
 	status=`expr $status + 1`
 fi
 
@@ -295,14 +310,14 @@ echo "I: testing iso8601-utc timestamp ($n)"
 cp $ISOCONFUTC named.conf
 $myRNDC reconfig > rndc.out.test$n 2>&1
 if grep '^....-..-..T..:..:..\....Z' $ISOUTCFILE > /dev/null; then
-	echo "I: testing iso8601-utc timestamp succeeded"
+	echo "I:  testing iso8601-utc timestamp succeeded"
 else
-	echo "I: testing iso8601-utc timestamp failed"
+	echo "I:  testing iso8601-utc timestamp failed"
 	status=`expr $status + 1`
 fi
 
 n=`expr $n + 1`
-echo "I: testing explict versions ($n)"
+echo "I: testing explicit versions ($n)"
 cp $VERSCONF named.conf
 # a seconds since epoch version number
 touch $VERSFILE.1480039317
@@ -313,27 +328,27 @@ t2=`$PERL -e 'print time()."\n";'`
 t=`expr ${t2:-0} - ${t1:-0}`
 if test ${t:-1000} -gt 5
 then
-        echo "I: testing explict versions failed cleanup of old entries took too long ($t secs)"
+        echo "I:  testing explicit versions failed: cleanup of old entries took too long ($t secs)"
 	status=`expr $status + 1`
 fi 
 if ! grep "status: NOERROR" dig.out.test$n > /dev/null
 then
-	echo "I: testing explict versions failed DiG lookup failed"
+	echo "I:  testing explicit versions failed: DiG lookup failed"
 	status=`expr $status + 1`
 fi
-if test -f $VERSFILE.1480039317
+if test_with_retry -f $VERSFILE.1480039317
 then
-	echo "I: testing explict versions failed $VERSFILE.1480039317 not removed"
+	echo "I:  testing explicit versions failed: $VERSFILE.1480039317 not removed"
 	status=`expr $status + 1`
 fi
-if test -f $VERSFILE.5
+if test_with_retry -f $VERSFILE.5
 then
-	echo "I: testing explict versions failed $VERSFILE.5 exists"
+	echo "I:  testing explicit versions failed: $VERSFILE.5 exists"
 	status=`expr $status + 1`
 fi
-if test ! -f $VERSFILE.4
+if test_with_retry ! -f $VERSFILE.4
 then
-	echo "I: testing explict versions failed $VERSFILE.4 does not exist"
+	echo "I:  testing explicit versions failed: $VERSFILE.4 does not exist"
 	status=`expr $status + 1`
 fi
 
@@ -349,17 +364,17 @@ t2=`$PERL -e 'print time()."\n";'`
 t=`expr ${t2:-0} - ${t1:-0}`
 if test ${t:-1000} -gt 5
 then
-        echo "I:  testing timestamped versions failed cleanup of old entries took too long ($t secs)"
+        echo "I:  testing timestamped versions failed: cleanup of old entries took too long ($t secs)"
 	status=`expr $status + 1`
 fi 
 if ! grep "status: NOERROR" dig.out.test$n > /dev/null
 then
-	echo "I:  testing timestamped versions failed DiG lookup failed"
+	echo "I:  testing timestamped versions failed: DiG lookup failed"
 	status=`expr $status + 1`
 fi
-if test -f $TSFILE.1480039317
+if test_with_retry -f $TSFILE.1480039317
 then
-	echo "I:  testing timestamped versions failed $TSFILE.1480039317 not removed"
+	echo "I:  testing timestamped versions failed: $TSFILE.1480039317 not removed"
 	status=`expr $status + 1`
 fi
 
@@ -375,22 +390,22 @@ t2=`$PERL -e 'print time()."\n";'`
 t=`expr ${t2:-0} - ${t1:-0}`
 if test ${t:-1000} -gt 5
 then
-        echo "I: testing unlimited versions failed took too long ($t secs)"
+        echo "I:  testing unlimited versions failed: took too long ($t secs)"
 	status=`expr $status + 1`
 fi 
 if ! grep "status: NOERROR" dig.out.test$n > /dev/null
 then
-	echo "I: testing unlimited versions failed DiG lookup failed"
+	echo "I:  testing unlimited versions failed: DiG lookup failed"
 	status=`expr $status + 1`
 fi
-if test ! -f $UNLIMITEDFILE.1480039317
+if test_with_retry ! -f $UNLIMITEDFILE.1480039317
 then
-	echo "I: testing unlimited versions failed $UNLIMITEDFILE.1480039317 removed"
+	echo "I:  testing unlimited versions failed: $UNLIMITEDFILE.1480039317 removed"
 	status=`expr $status + 1`
 fi
-if test ! -f $UNLIMITEDFILE.4
+if test_with_retry ! -f $UNLIMITEDFILE.4
 then
-	echo "I: testing unlimited versions failed $UNLIMITEDFILE.4 does not"
+	echo "I:  testing unlimited versions failed: $UNLIMITEDFILE.4 does not exist"
 	status=`expr $status + 1`
 fi