diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
index 35b148693..c5a72b8d2 100644
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ b/MANIFEST
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ include/sudo_util.h
 install-sh
 lib/eventlog/Makefile.in
 lib/eventlog/eventlog.c
+lib/eventlog/logwrap.c
+lib/eventlog/regress/logwrap/check_wrap.c
+lib/eventlog/regress/logwrap/check_wrap.in
+lib/eventlog/regress/logwrap/check_wrap.out.ok
 lib/iolog/Makefile.in
 lib/iolog/host_port.c
 lib/iolog/hostcheck.c
@@ -510,7 +514,6 @@ plugins/sudoers/linux_audit.h
 plugins/sudoers/locale.c
 plugins/sudoers/logging.c
 plugins/sudoers/logging.h
-plugins/sudoers/logwrap.c
 plugins/sudoers/match.c
 plugins/sudoers/match_addr.c
 plugins/sudoers/match_command.c
@@ -673,9 +676,6 @@ plugins/sudoers/regress/env_match/check_env_pattern.c
 plugins/sudoers/regress/env_match/data
 plugins/sudoers/regress/exptilde/check_exptilde.c
 plugins/sudoers/regress/iolog_plugin/check_iolog_plugin.c
-plugins/sudoers/regress/logging/check_wrap.c
-plugins/sudoers/regress/logging/check_wrap.in
-plugins/sudoers/regress/logging/check_wrap.out.ok
 plugins/sudoers/regress/parser/check_addr.c
 plugins/sudoers/regress/parser/check_addr.in
 plugins/sudoers/regress/parser/check_base64.c
diff --git a/include/sudo_eventlog.h b/include/sudo_eventlog.h
index 8867f8c90..2fc531256 100644
--- a/include/sudo_eventlog.h
+++ b/include/sudo_eventlog.h
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
 
 #include <sys/types.h>	/* for gid_t, uid_t */
 #include <time.h>	/* for struct timespec */
+#ifdef HAVE_STDBOOL_H
+# include <stdbool.h>
+#else
+# include "compat/stdbool.h"
+#endif /* HAVE_STDBOOL_H */
 
 /* Supported event types. */
 enum event_type {
@@ -55,6 +60,11 @@ enum eventlog_format {
 # define MAXSYSLOGLEN		960
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Indentation level for file-based logs when word wrap is enabled.
+ */
+#define EVENTLOG_INDENT	"    "
+
 /*
  * Event log config, used with eventlog_setconf()
  */
@@ -65,6 +75,7 @@ struct eventlog_config {
     int syslog_rejectpri;
     int syslog_alertpri;
     int syslog_maxlen;
+    int file_maxlen;
     uid_t mailuid;
     bool omit_hostname;
     const char *logpath;
@@ -113,6 +124,7 @@ bool eventlog_accept(const struct eventlog *details, int flags, eventlog_json_ca
 bool eventlog_alert(const struct eventlog *details, int flags, struct timespec *alert_time, const char *reason, const char *errstr);
 bool eventlog_reject(const struct eventlog *details, int flags, const char *reason, eventlog_json_callback_t info_cb, void *info);
 bool eventlog_store_json(struct json_container *json, const struct eventlog *evlog);
+size_t eventlog_writeln(FILE *fp, char *line, size_t len, size_t maxlen);
 void eventlog_free(struct eventlog *evlog);
 void eventlog_set_type(int type);
 void eventlog_set_format(enum eventlog_format format);
@@ -120,6 +132,7 @@ void eventlog_set_syslog_acceptpri(int pri);
 void eventlog_set_syslog_rejectpri(int pri);
 void eventlog_set_syslog_alertpri(int pri);
 void eventlog_set_syslog_maxlen(int len);
+void eventlog_set_file_maxlen(int len);
 void eventlog_set_mailuid(uid_t uid);
 void eventlog_set_omit_hostname(bool omit_hostname);
 void eventlog_set_logpath(const char *path);
diff --git a/lib/eventlog/Makefile.in b/lib/eventlog/Makefile.in
index f5ffa1ac0..08272d8d2 100644
--- a/lib/eventlog/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/eventlog/Makefile.in
@@ -40,9 +40,15 @@ CPPFLAGS = -I$(incdir) -I$(top_builddir) -I$(srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir) @CPPFLAGS@
 # Usually -O and/or -g
 CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@
 
+# Flags to pass to the link stage
+LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@
+
 # Flags to pass to libtool
 LTFLAGS = @LT_STATIC@
 
+# Libraries for test programs
+LIBS = $(top_builddir)/lib/util/libsudo_util.la
+
 # Address sanitizer flags
 ASAN_CFLAGS = @ASAN_CFLAGS@
 ASAN_LDFLAGS = @ASAN_LDFLAGS@
@@ -73,7 +79,9 @@ DEVEL = @DEVEL@
 
 SHELL = @SHELL@
 
-LIBEVENTLOG_OBJS = eventlog.lo
+TEST_PROGS = check_wrap
+
+LIBEVENTLOG_OBJS = eventlog.lo logwrap.lo
 
 IOBJS = $(LIBEVENTLOG_OBJS:.lo=.i)
 
@@ -81,6 +89,8 @@ POBJS = $(IOBJS:.i=.plog)
 
 GENERATED = log_server.pb-c.h log_server.pb-c.c
 
+CHECK_WRAP_OBJS = check_wrap.lo logwrap.lo
+
 all: libsudo_eventlog.la
 
 pvs-log-files: $(POBJS)
@@ -124,6 +134,9 @@ $(devdir)/log_server.pb-c.c: $(srcdir)/log_server.proto
 libsudo_eventlog.la: $(LIBEVENTLOG_OBJS)
 	$(LIBTOOL) $(LTFLAGS) --mode=link $(CC) -o $@ $(LIBEVENTLOG_OBJS)
 
+check_wrap: $(CHECK_WRAP_OBJS) $(LIBUTIL)
+	$(LIBTOOL) $(LTFLAGS) --mode=link $(CC) -o $@ $(CHECK_WRAP_OBJS) $(LDFLAGS) $(ASAN_LDFLAGS) $(PIE_LDFLAGS) $(SSP_LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
+
 pre-install:
 
 install:
@@ -146,7 +159,19 @@ cppcheck:
 
 pvs-log-files: $(POBJS)
 
-check:
+check: $(TEST_PROGS)
+	@if test X"$(cross_compiling)" != X"yes"; then \
+	    LC_ALL=C; export LC_ALL; \
+	    unset LANG || LANG=; \
+	    MALLOC_OPTIONS=S; export MALLOC_OPTIONS; \
+	    MALLOC_CONF="abort:true,junk:true"; export MALLOC_CONF; \
+	    umask 022; \
+	    rval=0; \
+	    mkdir -p regress/logwrap; \
+	    ./check_wrap $(srcdir)/regress/logwrap/check_wrap.in > regress/logwrap/check_wrap.out; \
+	    diff regress/logwrap/check_wrap.out $(srcdir)/regress/logwrap/check_wrap.out.ok || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
+	    exit $$rval; \
+	fi
 
 clean:
 	-$(LIBTOOL) $(LTFLAGS) --mode=clean rm -f *.lo *.o *.la
@@ -169,6 +194,20 @@ realclean: distclean
 cleandir: realclean
 
 # Autogenerated dependencies, do not modify
+check_wrap.lo: $(srcdir)/regress/logwrap/check_wrap.c \
+               $(incdir)/compat/stdbool.h $(incdir)/sudo_compat.h \
+               $(incdir)/sudo_eventlog.h $(incdir)/sudo_fatal.h \
+               $(incdir)/sudo_plugin.h $(incdir)/sudo_util.h \
+               $(top_builddir)/config.h
+	$(LIBTOOL) $(LTFLAGS) --mode=compile $(CC) -c -o $@ $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(ASAN_CFLAGS) $(PIE_CFLAGS) $(SSP_CFLAGS) $(srcdir)/regress/logwrap/check_wrap.c
+check_wrap.i: $(srcdir)/regress/logwrap/check_wrap.c \
+               $(incdir)/compat/stdbool.h $(incdir)/sudo_compat.h \
+               $(incdir)/sudo_eventlog.h $(incdir)/sudo_fatal.h \
+               $(incdir)/sudo_plugin.h $(incdir)/sudo_util.h \
+               $(top_builddir)/config.h
+	$(CC) -E -o $@ $(CPPFLAGS) $<
+check_wrap.plog: check_wrap.i
+	rm -f $@; pvs-studio --cfg $(PVS_CFG) --sourcetree-root $(top_srcdir) --skip-cl-exe yes --source-file $(srcdir)/regress/logwrap/check_wrap.c --i-file $< --output-file $@
 eventlog.lo: $(srcdir)/eventlog.c $(incdir)/compat/stdbool.h \
              $(incdir)/sudo_compat.h $(incdir)/sudo_debug.h \
              $(incdir)/sudo_eventlog.h $(incdir)/sudo_fatal.h \
@@ -187,3 +226,15 @@ eventlog.i: $(srcdir)/eventlog.c $(incdir)/compat/stdbool.h \
 	$(CC) -E -o $@ $(CPPFLAGS) $<
 eventlog.plog: eventlog.i
 	rm -f $@; pvs-studio --cfg $(PVS_CFG) --sourcetree-root $(top_srcdir) --skip-cl-exe yes --source-file $(srcdir)/eventlog.c --i-file $< --output-file $@
+logwrap.lo: $(srcdir)/logwrap.c $(incdir)/compat/stdbool.h \
+            $(incdir)/sudo_compat.h $(incdir)/sudo_debug.h \
+            $(incdir)/sudo_eventlog.h $(incdir)/sudo_queue.h \
+            $(incdir)/sudo_util.h $(top_builddir)/config.h
+	$(LIBTOOL) $(LTFLAGS) --mode=compile $(CC) -c -o $@ $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(ASAN_CFLAGS) $(PIE_CFLAGS) $(SSP_CFLAGS) $(srcdir)/logwrap.c
+logwrap.i: $(srcdir)/logwrap.c $(incdir)/compat/stdbool.h \
+            $(incdir)/sudo_compat.h $(incdir)/sudo_debug.h \
+            $(incdir)/sudo_eventlog.h $(incdir)/sudo_queue.h \
+            $(incdir)/sudo_util.h $(top_builddir)/config.h
+	$(CC) -E -o $@ $(CPPFLAGS) $<
+logwrap.plog: logwrap.i
+	rm -f $@; pvs-studio --cfg $(PVS_CFG) --sourcetree-root $(top_srcdir) --skip-cl-exe yes --source-file $(srcdir)/logwrap.c --i-file $< --output-file $@
diff --git a/lib/eventlog/eventlog.c b/lib/eventlog/eventlog.c
index 7907732bc..a81c34fed 100644
--- a/lib/eventlog/eventlog.c
+++ b/lib/eventlog/eventlog.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ static struct eventlog_config evl_conf = {
     LOG_ALERT,			/* syslog_rejectpri */
     LOG_ALERT,			/* syslog_alertpri */
     MAXSYSLOGLEN,		/* syslog_maxlen */
+    0,				/* file_maxlen */
     ROOT_UID,			/* mailuid */
     false,			/* omit_hostname */
     _PATH_SUDO_LOGFILE,		/* logpath */
@@ -995,10 +996,11 @@ do_logfile_sudo(const char *logline, const struct eventlog *details)
 {
     const char *timefmt = evl_conf.time_fmt;
     const char *logfile = evl_conf.logpath;
-    char timebuf[8192], *timestr = NULL;
+    char *full_line, timebuf[8192], *timestr = NULL;
     struct tm *timeptr;
     bool ret = false;
     FILE *fp;
+    int len;
     debug_decl(do_logfile_sudo, SUDO_DEBUG_UTIL);
 
     if ((fp = evl_conf.open_log(EVLOG_FILE, logfile)) == NULL)
@@ -1018,8 +1020,13 @@ do_logfile_sudo(const char *logline, const struct eventlog *details)
 	    timestr = timebuf;
 	}
     }
-    (void)fprintf(fp, "%s : %s : %s\n", timestr ? timestr : "invalid date",
-	details->submituser, logline);
+    len = asprintf(&full_line, "%s : %s : %s",
+	timestr ? timestr : "invalid date", details->submituser, logline);
+    if (len == -1) {
+	sudo_warnx(U_("%s: %s"), __func__, U_("unable to allocate memory"));
+	goto done;
+    }
+    eventlog_writeln(fp, full_line, len, evl_conf.file_maxlen);
     (void)fflush(fp);
     if (ferror(fp)) {
 	sudo_debug_printf(SUDO_DEBUG_ERROR|SUDO_DEBUG_LINENO|SUDO_DEBUG_ERRNO,
@@ -1303,6 +1310,12 @@ eventlog_set_syslog_maxlen(int len)
     evl_conf.syslog_maxlen = len;
 }
 
+void
+eventlog_set_file_maxlen(int len)
+{
+    evl_conf.file_maxlen = len;
+}
+
 void
 eventlog_set_mailuid(uid_t uid)
 {
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/logwrap.c b/lib/eventlog/logwrap.c
similarity index 69%
rename from plugins/sudoers/logwrap.c
rename to lib/eventlog/logwrap.c
index 42e411bc2..4c3532056 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/logwrap.c
+++ b/lib/eventlog/logwrap.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: ISC
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2011, 2014-2016 Todd C. Miller <Todd.Miller@sudo.ws>
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 2014-2020 Todd C. Miller <Todd.Miller@sudo.ws>
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
  * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -27,16 +27,30 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include "sudoers.h"
+#include "sudo_compat.h"
+#include "sudo_debug.h"
+#include "sudo_util.h"
+#include "sudo_eventlog.h"
 
-int
-writeln_wrap(FILE *fp, char *line, size_t linelen, size_t maxlen)
+size_t
+eventlog_writeln(FILE *fp, char *line, size_t linelen, size_t maxlen)
 {
     char *indent = "";
     char *beg = line;
     char *end;
-    int len, outlen = 0;
-    debug_decl(writeln_wrap, SUDOERS_DEBUG_LOGGING);
+    int len;
+    size_t outlen = 0;
+    debug_decl(eventlog_writeln, SUDO_DEBUG_UTIL);
+
+    if (maxlen < sizeof(EVENTLOG_INDENT)) {
+	/* Maximum length too small, disable wrapping. */
+	outlen = fwrite(line, 1, linelen, fp);
+	if (outlen != linelen)
+	    debug_return_size_t(-1);
+	if (fputc('\n', fp) == EOF)
+	    debug_return_size_t(-1);
+	debug_return_int(outlen + 1);
+    }
 
     /*
      * Print out line with word wrap around maxlen characters.
@@ -53,24 +67,24 @@ writeln_wrap(FILE *fp, char *line, size_t linelen, size_t maxlen)
 	}
 	len = fprintf(fp, "%s%.*s\n", indent, (int)(end - beg), beg);
 	if (len < 0)
-	    debug_return_int(-1);
+	    debug_return_size_t(-1);
 	outlen += len;
 	while (*end == ' ')
 	    end++;
 	linelen -= (end - beg);
 	beg = end;
 	if (indent[0] == '\0') {
-	    indent = LOG_INDENT;
-	    maxlen -= sizeof(LOG_INDENT) - 1;
+	    indent = EVENTLOG_INDENT;
+	    maxlen -= sizeof(EVENTLOG_INDENT) - 1;
 	}
     }
     /* Print remainder, if any. */
     if (linelen) {
 	len = fprintf(fp, "%s%s\n", indent, beg);
 	if (len < 0)
-	    debug_return_int(-1);
+	    debug_return_size_t(-1);
 	outlen += len;
     }
 
-    debug_return_int(outlen);
+    debug_return_size_t(outlen);
 }
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/regress/logging/check_wrap.c b/lib/eventlog/regress/logwrap/check_wrap.c
similarity index 95%
rename from plugins/sudoers/regress/logging/check_wrap.c
rename to lib/eventlog/regress/logwrap/check_wrap.c
index 87312742f..42ec6063f 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/regress/logging/check_wrap.c
+++ b/lib/eventlog/regress/logwrap/check_wrap.c
@@ -26,12 +26,11 @@
 #define SUDO_ERROR_WRAP 0
 
 #include "sudo_compat.h"
+#include "sudo_eventlog.h"
 #include "sudo_fatal.h"
 #include "sudo_plugin.h"
 #include "sudo_util.h"
 
-extern void writeln_wrap(FILE *fp, char *line, size_t len, size_t maxlen);
-
 sudo_dso_public int main(int argc, char *argv[]);
 
 static void
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		    sudo_fatalx("%s: invalid length on line %d\n", argv[1], lineno);
 		while (len <= maxlen) {
 		    printf("# word wrap at %d characters\n", (int)len);
-		    writeln_wrap(stdout, lines[0], strlen(lines[0]), len);
+		    eventlog_writeln(stdout, lines[0], strlen(lines[0]), len);
 		    len++;
 		}
 	    }
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/regress/logging/check_wrap.in b/lib/eventlog/regress/logwrap/check_wrap.in
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/sudoers/regress/logging/check_wrap.in
rename to lib/eventlog/regress/logwrap/check_wrap.in
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/regress/logging/check_wrap.out.ok b/lib/eventlog/regress/logwrap/check_wrap.out.ok
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/sudoers/regress/logging/check_wrap.out.ok
rename to lib/eventlog/regress/logwrap/check_wrap.out.ok
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/Makefile.in b/plugins/sudoers/Makefile.in
index 44b95b673..eda13701f 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/Makefile.in
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/Makefile.in
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ PROGS = sudoers.la visudo sudoreplay cvtsudoers testsudoers
 
 TEST_PROGS = check_addr check_base64 check_digest check_env_pattern \
 	     check_exptilde check_fill check_gentime check_hexchar \
-	     check_iolog_plugin check_wrap check_starttime @SUDOERS_TEST_PROGS@
+	     check_iolog_plugin check_starttime @SUDOERS_TEST_PROGS@
 
 AUTH_OBJS = sudo_auth.lo @AUTH_OBJS@
 
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ SUDOERS_OBJS = $(AUTH_OBJS) boottime.lo check.lo editor.lo env.lo \
 	       env_pattern.lo file.lo find_path.lo fmtsudoers.lo gc.lo \
 	       goodpath.lo group_plugin.lo interfaces.lo iolog.lo \
 	       iolog_path_escapes.lo locale.lo iolog_client.lo logging.lo \
-	       logwrap.lo parse.lo policy.lo prompt.lo set_perms.lo \
-	       starttime.lo sudo_nss.lo sudoers.lo timestamp.lo @SUDOERS_OBJS@
+	       parse.lo policy.lo prompt.lo set_perms.lo starttime.lo \
+	       sudo_nss.lo sudoers.lo timestamp.lo @SUDOERS_OBJS@
 
 SUDOERS_IOBJS = $(SUDOERS_OBJS:.lo=.i)
 
@@ -229,8 +229,6 @@ CHECK_SYMBOLS_OBJS = check_symbols.o
 
 CHECK_STARTTIME_OBJS = check_starttime.o starttime.lo sudoers_debug.lo
 
-CHECK_WRAP_OBJS = check_wrap.o logwrap.lo sudoers_debug.lo
-
 VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 PACKAGE_TARNAME = @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 
@@ -331,9 +329,6 @@ check_starttime: $(CHECK_STARTTIME_OBJS) $(LIBUTIL)
 check_symbols: $(CHECK_SYMBOLS_OBJS) $(LIBUTIL)
 	$(LIBTOOL) $(LTFLAGS) --mode=link $(CC) -o $@ $(CHECK_SYMBOLS_OBJS) $(CHECK_SYMBOLS_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(ASAN_LDFLAGS) $(PIE_LDFLAGS) $(SSP_LDFLAGS) $(LIBS) @SUDO_LIBS@
 
-check_wrap: $(CHECK_WRAP_OBJS) $(LIBUTIL)
-	$(LIBTOOL) $(LTFLAGS) --mode=link $(CC) -o $@ $(CHECK_WRAP_OBJS) $(LDFLAGS) $(ASAN_LDFLAGS) $(PIE_LDFLAGS) $(SSP_LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
-
 GENERATED = gram.h gram.c toke.c def_data.c def_data.h getdate.c
 
 prologue:
@@ -481,9 +476,6 @@ check: $(TEST_PROGS) visudo testsudoers cvtsudoers
 	    if test -f check_symbols; then \
 		./check_symbols .libs/sudoers.so $(shlib_exp) || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
 	    fi; \
-	    mkdir -p regress/logging; \
-	    ./check_wrap $(srcdir)/regress/logging/check_wrap.in > regress/logging/check_wrap.out; \
-	    diff regress/logging/check_wrap.out $(srcdir)/regress/logging/check_wrap.out.ok || rval=`expr $$rval + $$?`; \
 	    passed=0; failed=0; total=0; \
 	    mkdir -p regress/sudoers; \
 	    dir=sudoers; \
@@ -1032,18 +1024,6 @@ check_symbols.i: $(srcdir)/regress/check_symbols/check_symbols.c \
 	$(CC) -E -o $@ $(CPPFLAGS) $<
 check_symbols.plog: check_symbols.i
 	rm -f $@; pvs-studio --cfg $(PVS_CFG) --sourcetree-root $(top_srcdir) --skip-cl-exe yes --source-file $(srcdir)/regress/check_symbols/check_symbols.c --i-file $< --output-file $@
-check_wrap.o: $(srcdir)/regress/logging/check_wrap.c \
-              $(incdir)/compat/stdbool.h $(incdir)/sudo_compat.h \
-              $(incdir)/sudo_fatal.h $(incdir)/sudo_plugin.h \
-              $(incdir)/sudo_util.h $(top_builddir)/config.h
-	$(CC) -c $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(ASAN_CFLAGS) $(PIE_CFLAGS) $(SSP_CFLAGS) $(srcdir)/regress/logging/check_wrap.c
-check_wrap.i: $(srcdir)/regress/logging/check_wrap.c \
-              $(incdir)/compat/stdbool.h $(incdir)/sudo_compat.h \
-              $(incdir)/sudo_fatal.h $(incdir)/sudo_plugin.h \
-              $(incdir)/sudo_util.h $(top_builddir)/config.h
-	$(CC) -E -o $@ $(CPPFLAGS) $<
-check_wrap.plog: check_wrap.i
-	rm -f $@; pvs-studio --cfg $(PVS_CFG) --sourcetree-root $(top_srcdir) --skip-cl-exe yes --source-file $(srcdir)/regress/logging/check_wrap.c --i-file $< --output-file $@
 cvtsudoers.o: $(srcdir)/cvtsudoers.c $(devdir)/def_data.h $(devdir)/gram.h \
               $(incdir)/compat/getopt.h $(incdir)/compat/stdbool.h \
               $(incdir)/sudo_compat.h $(incdir)/sudo_conf.h \
@@ -1850,28 +1830,6 @@ logging.i: $(srcdir)/logging.c $(devdir)/def_data.h \
 	$(CC) -E -o $@ $(CPPFLAGS) $<
 logging.plog: logging.i
 	rm -f $@; pvs-studio --cfg $(PVS_CFG) --sourcetree-root $(top_srcdir) --skip-cl-exe yes --source-file $(srcdir)/logging.c --i-file $< --output-file $@
-logwrap.lo: $(srcdir)/logwrap.c $(devdir)/def_data.h \
-            $(incdir)/compat/stdbool.h $(incdir)/sudo_compat.h \
-            $(incdir)/sudo_conf.h $(incdir)/sudo_debug.h \
-            $(incdir)/sudo_eventlog.h $(incdir)/sudo_fatal.h \
-            $(incdir)/sudo_gettext.h $(incdir)/sudo_plugin.h \
-            $(incdir)/sudo_queue.h $(incdir)/sudo_util.h $(srcdir)/defaults.h \
-            $(srcdir)/logging.h $(srcdir)/parse.h $(srcdir)/sudo_nss.h \
-            $(srcdir)/sudoers.h $(srcdir)/sudoers_debug.h \
-            $(top_builddir)/config.h $(top_builddir)/pathnames.h
-	$(LIBTOOL) $(LTFLAGS) --mode=compile $(CC) -c $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(ASAN_CFLAGS) $(PIE_CFLAGS) $(SSP_CFLAGS) $(srcdir)/logwrap.c
-logwrap.i: $(srcdir)/logwrap.c $(devdir)/def_data.h \
-            $(incdir)/compat/stdbool.h $(incdir)/sudo_compat.h \
-            $(incdir)/sudo_conf.h $(incdir)/sudo_debug.h \
-            $(incdir)/sudo_eventlog.h $(incdir)/sudo_fatal.h \
-            $(incdir)/sudo_gettext.h $(incdir)/sudo_plugin.h \
-            $(incdir)/sudo_queue.h $(incdir)/sudo_util.h $(srcdir)/defaults.h \
-            $(srcdir)/logging.h $(srcdir)/parse.h $(srcdir)/sudo_nss.h \
-            $(srcdir)/sudoers.h $(srcdir)/sudoers_debug.h \
-            $(top_builddir)/config.h $(top_builddir)/pathnames.h
-	$(CC) -E -o $@ $(CPPFLAGS) $<
-logwrap.plog: logwrap.i
-	rm -f $@; pvs-studio --cfg $(PVS_CFG) --sourcetree-root $(top_srcdir) --skip-cl-exe yes --source-file $(srcdir)/logwrap.c --i-file $< --output-file $@
 match.lo: $(srcdir)/match.c $(devdir)/def_data.h $(devdir)/gram.h \
           $(incdir)/compat/fnmatch.h $(incdir)/compat/stdbool.h \
           $(incdir)/sudo_compat.h $(incdir)/sudo_conf.h $(incdir)/sudo_debug.h \
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/logging.c b/plugins/sudoers/logging.c
index 5fde1de8c..0ef5e22dc 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/logging.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/logging.c
@@ -589,6 +589,7 @@ init_eventlog_config(void)
     eventlog_set_syslog_rejectpri(def_syslog_badpri);
     eventlog_set_syslog_alertpri(def_syslog_badpri);
     eventlog_set_syslog_maxlen(def_syslog_maxlen);
+    eventlog_set_file_maxlen(def_loglinelen);
     eventlog_set_mailuid(mailuid);
     eventlog_set_omit_hostname(!def_log_host);
     eventlog_set_logpath(def_logfile);
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/logging.h b/plugins/sudoers/logging.h
index de5027944..2cbd8829e 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/logging.h
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/logging.h
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@
 #define SLOG_NO_LOG		0x20	/* do not log via file or syslog */
 #define SLOG_AUDIT		0x40	/* send message to audit as well */
 
-/*
- * Indentation level for file-based logs when word wrap is enabled.
- */
-#define LOG_INDENT	"    "
-
 /* XXX - needed for auditing */
 extern int NewArgc;
 extern char **NewArgv;
@@ -72,7 +67,6 @@ bool log_warningx(int flags, const char *fmt, ...) __printflike(2, 3);
 bool gai_log_warning(int flags, int errnum, const char *fmt, ...) __printflike(3, 4);
 bool sudoers_initlocale(const char *ulocale, const char *slocale);
 bool sudoers_locale_callback(const union sudo_defs_val *);
-int writeln_wrap(FILE *fp, char *line, size_t len, size_t maxlen);
 void sudoers_to_eventlog(struct eventlog *evlog);
 void init_eventlog_config(void);
 
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/sudoers.c b/plugins/sudoers/sudoers.c
index cf115b197..7323a3ea5 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/sudoers.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/sudoers.c
@@ -1470,6 +1470,16 @@ cb_syslog_maxlen(const union sudo_defs_val *sd_un)
     debug_return_bool(true);
 }
 
+static bool
+cb_loglinelen(const union sudo_defs_val *sd_un)
+{
+    debug_decl(cb_loglinelen, SUDOERS_DEBUG_PLUGIN);
+
+    eventlog_set_file_maxlen(sd_un->ival);
+
+    debug_return_bool(true);
+}
+
 static bool
 cb_log_year(const union sudo_defs_val *sd_un)
 {
@@ -1588,6 +1598,7 @@ set_callbacks(void)
     sudo_defs_table[I_SYSLOG_GOODPRI].callback = cb_syslog_goodpri;
     sudo_defs_table[I_SYSLOG_BADPRI].callback = cb_syslog_badpri;
     sudo_defs_table[I_SYSLOG_MAXLEN].callback = cb_syslog_maxlen;
+    sudo_defs_table[I_LOGLINELEN].callback = cb_loglinelen;
     sudo_defs_table[I_LOG_HOST].callback = cb_log_host;
     sudo_defs_table[I_LOGFILE].callback = cb_logfile;
     sudo_defs_table[I_LOG_YEAR].callback = cb_log_year;