diff --git a/examples/ansible.cfg b/examples/ansible.cfg
index 4f61dc4fbcb..49da6f098db 100644
--- a/examples/ansible.cfg
+++ b/examples/ansible.cfg
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ fact_caching = memory
 #no_log = False
 
 # prevents logging of tasks, but only on the targets, data is still logged on the master/controller
-#managed_syslog = True
+#no_target_syslog = True
 
 [privilege_escalation]
 #become=True
diff --git a/lib/ansible/constants.py b/lib/ansible/constants.py
index cd3e0a34a0a..8ebc4d5742b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/constants.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/constants.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ DEFAULT_INVENTORY_IGNORE  = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'inventory_ignore_extensions
 
 # disclosure
 DEFAULT_NO_LOG           = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'no_log', 'ANSIBLE_NO_LOG', False, boolean=True)
-DEFAULT_MANAGED_SYSLOG   = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'managed_syslog', 'ANSIBLE_MANAGED_SYSLOG', True, boolean=True)
+DEFAULT_NO_TARGET_SYSLOG   = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'no_target_syslog', 'ANSIBLE_NO_TARGET_SYSLOG', True, boolean=True)
 
 # selinux
 DEFAULT_SELINUX_SPECIAL_FS = get_config(p, 'selinux', 'special_context_filesystems', None, 'fuse, nfs, vboxsf, ramfs', islist=True)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py
index ea298d5037d..1d603ffd230 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ class ActionBase:
             module_args['_ansible_check_mode'] = True
 
         # set no log in the module arguments, if required
-        if self._play_context.no_log or not C.DEFAULT_MANAGED_SYSLOG:
+        if self._play_context.no_log or not C.DEFAULT_NO_TARGET_SYSLOG:
             module_args['_ansible_no_log'] = True
 
         # set debug in the module arguments, if required