diff --git a/appl/kx/kx.h b/appl/kx/kx.h
index bf027abe9..2f0ee9bb0 100644
--- a/appl/kx/kx.h
+++ b/appl/kx/kx.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <signal.h>
+#include <syslog.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_RESOURCE_H
diff --git a/appl/kx/kxd.c b/appl/kx/kxd.c
index a4b73acc1..d228d6e88 100644
--- a/appl/kx/kxd.c
+++ b/appl/kx/kxd.c
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 RCSID("$Id$");
 
-#include <syslog.h>
-
 char *prog;
 
 static int