diff --git a/libntfs-3g/ioctl.c b/libntfs-3g/ioctl.c
index b059a53f..a3a56722 100644
--- a/libntfs-3g/ioctl.c
+++ b/libntfs-3g/ioctl.c
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_LIMITS_H
 #include <limits.h>
 #endif
+#ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG_H
 #include <syslog.h>
+#endif
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #endif