diff --git a/mgetty/logfile.c b/mgetty/logfile.c
index cd92d39..e0951cb 100644
--- a/mgetty/logfile.c
+++ b/mgetty/logfile.c
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 # include <stdarg.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef SYSLOG
 #include <syslog.h>
+#ifdef SYSLOG
 
 #if !defined(linux) && !defined(BSD) && !defined(_SCO_DS) && \
     !defined(SVR42) && !defined(solaris2) && !defined(_AIX) && !defined(__GLIBC__)