--- a/modules/mod_ctrls.c

+++ b/modules/mod_ctrls.c

@@ -1157,7 +1157,8 @@ static void ctrls_shutdown_ev(const void *event_data, void *user_data) {

 }

 static void ctrls_postparse_ev(const void *event_data, void *user_data) {

-  if (!ctrls_engine) {

+  if (ctrls_engine == FALSE ||

+      ServerType == SERVER_INETD) {

     return;

   }

diff --git a/src/ctrls.c b/src/ctrls.c

index 232bb7d..1f47c73 100644

--- a/src/ctrls.c

+++ b/src/ctrls.c

@@ -1975,7 +1975,7 @@ void init_ctrls(void) {

   sockfd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);

   if (sockfd < 0) {

-    pr_log_pri(PR_LOG_DEBUG, "unable to create Unix domain socket: %s",

+    pr_log_debug(DEBUG10, "unable to create Unix domain socket: %s",

       strerror(errno));

     return;

   }

@@ -1986,7 +1986,7 @@ void init_ctrls(void) {

   socklen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_un);

   if (bind(sockfd, (struct sockaddr *) &sockun, socklen) < 0) {

-    pr_log_pri(PR_LOG_DEBUG,

+    pr_log_debug(DEBUG10,

       "unable to bind to Unix domain socket at '%s': %s",

       sockpath, strerror(errno));

     (void) close(sockfd);

@@ -1995,7 +1995,7 @@ void init_ctrls(void) {

   }

   if (fstat(sockfd, &st) < 0) {

-    pr_log_pri(PR_LOG_DEBUG,

+    pr_log_debug(DEBUG10,

       "unable to stat Unix domain socket at '%s': %s",

       sockpath, strerror(errno));

     (void) close(sockfd);