diff --git a/loginutils/getty.c b/loginutils/getty.c
index b456e076d..e8d03258e 100644
--- a/loginutils/getty.c
+++ b/loginutils/getty.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "busybox.h"
+#include <syslog.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_UTMP
 #include <utmp.h>