diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index 5f5ae0541..47419eec5 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -322,7 +322,9 @@ void close_log_files(void)
 	if (stdout_mode)
 		return;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG
 	if (out_filename == NULL)
 		closelog();
+#endif
 }