diff --git a/drivers/syslog/syslog_consolechannel.c b/drivers/syslog/syslog_consolechannel.c
index f3636daf26a..16d7bab3b35 100644
--- a/drivers/syslog/syslog_consolechannel.c
+++ b/drivers/syslog/syslog_consolechannel.c
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@
 
 /* SYSLOG channel methods */
 
+#ifndef HAVE_LOWPUTC
 static int syslog_console_force(int ch);
+#endif
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Private Data