diff --git a/common/lib/log.cpp b/common/lib/log.cpp
index 6b66641e6..6a0560ae3 100644
--- a/common/lib/log.cpp
+++ b/common/lib/log.cpp
@@ -114,8 +114,11 @@ void Log::parse(json_t *cfg)
 	}
 
 	if (syslog) {
+#if SPDLOG_VERSION >= 10400
 		auto sink = std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::syslog_sink_mt>("villas", LOG_PID, LOG_DAEMON, true);
-
+#else
+		auto sink = std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::syslog_sink_mt>("villas", LOG_PID, LOG_DAEMON);
+#endif
 		sinks->add_sink(sink);
 	}