--- a/log.c

+++ b/log.c

@@ -455,12 +455,14 @@ void

 sshsigdie(const char *file, const char *func, int line, int showfunc,

     LogLevel level, const char *suffix, const char *fmt, ...)

 {

+#ifdef SYSLOG_R_SAFE_IN_SIGHAND

 	va_list args;

 	va_start(args, fmt);

 	sshlogv(file, func, line, showfunc, SYSLOG_LEVEL_FATAL,

 	    suffix, fmt, args);

 	va_end(args);

+#endif

 	_exit(1);

 }