diff --git a/src/rshim.c b/src/rshim.c
index 9605b96..47c74f7 100644
--- a/src/rshim.c
+++ b/src/rshim.c
@@ -3505,7 +3505,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
   cleanup_pid_file(PID_FILE, pid_fd);
 
+#ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG_H
   closelog();
-
+#endif
   return 0;
 }