diff --git a/drivers/syslog/syslog_initialize.c b/drivers/syslog/syslog_initialize.c
index 08f12831ac2..3c408e61db9 100644
--- a/drivers/syslog/syslog_initialize.c
+++ b/drivers/syslog/syslog_initialize.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#include <nuttx/syslog/ramlog.h>
 #include <nuttx/syslog/syslog.h>
 
 #include "syslog.h"