diff --git a/core/modules/syslog/config/schema/syslog.schema.yml b/core/modules/syslog/config/schema/syslog.schema.yml
index 5d2707a..f980828 100644
--- a/core/modules/syslog/config/schema/syslog.schema.yml
+++ b/core/modules/syslog/config/schema/syslog.schema.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ syslog.settings:
       type: string
       label: 'Identity'
     facility:
-      type: string
+      type: integer
       label: 'Facility'
     format:
       type: string
diff --git a/core/modules/syslog/src/Tests/Migrate/d7/MigrateSyslogConfigsTest.php b/core/modules/syslog/src/Tests/Migrate/d7/MigrateSyslogConfigsTest.php
index 234a52f..e383c9a 100644
--- a/core/modules/syslog/src/Tests/Migrate/d7/MigrateSyslogConfigsTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/syslog/src/Tests/Migrate/d7/MigrateSyslogConfigsTest.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ protected function setUp() {
   public function testSyslogSettings() {
     $config = $this->config('syslog.settings');
     // 8 == LOG_USER
-    $this->assertIdentical('8', $config->get('facility'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(8, $config->get('facility'));
     $this->assertIdentical('!base_url|!timestamp|!type|!ip|!request_uri|!referer|!uid|!link|!message', $config->get('format'));
     $this->assertIdentical('drupal', $config->get('identity'));
   }