diff --git a/src/lib/krb5/posix/ChangeLog b/src/lib/krb5/posix/ChangeLog
index 3fa05e32b0..3df1a00c23 100644
--- a/src/lib/krb5/posix/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/lib/krb5/posix/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Tue Dec 19 17:29:21 1995  Theodore Y. Ts'o  <tytso@dcl>
+
+	* configure.in: Don't drag in syslog.c if vsyslog() is not
+		defined.  Only drag it in if syslog() isn't available.
+
 Fri Oct  6 22:05:16 1995  Theodore Y. Ts'o  <tytso@dcl>
 
 	* Makefile.in: Remove ##DOS!include of config/windows.in.
diff --git a/src/lib/krb5/posix/configure.in b/src/lib/krb5/posix/configure.in
index 5756c57ad3..8ecb1ce184 100644
--- a/src/lib/krb5/posix/configure.in
+++ b/src/lib/krb5/posix/configure.in
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ SubdirLibraryRule([${OBJS}])
 V5_SHARED_LIB_OBJS
 AC_CONST
 AC_HEADER_CHECK(paths.h,AC_DEFINE(HAS_PATHS_H))
-AC_REPLACE_FUNCS(vfprintf vsprintf strdup strcasecmp strerror memmove daemon getuid sscanf)
-AC_FUNC_CHECK(vsyslog, ,[LIBOBJS="[$]LIBOBJS syslog.o"])
+AC_REPLACE_FUNCS(vfprintf vsprintf strdup strcasecmp strerror memmove daemon getuid sscanf syslog)
 AC_FUNC_CHECK(setsid,AC_DEFINE(HAS_SETSID))
 V5_AC_OUTPUT_MAKEFILE