diff --git a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c
--- a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c
@@ -307,6 +307,10 @@
 #define	FFLAG_SYNC 0x01
 #define	FFLAG_NEEDSYNC	0x02
 };
+static STAILQ_HEAD(, filed) fhead =
+    STAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(fhead);	/* Log files that we write to */
+static struct filed consfile;	/* Console */
+
 
 /*
  * Queue of about-to-be dead processes we should watch out for.
@@ -367,10 +371,6 @@
 	"FORW",		"USERS",	"WALL",		"PIPE"
 };
 
-static STAILQ_HEAD(, filed) fhead =
-    STAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(fhead);	/* Log files that we write to */
-static struct filed consfile;	/* Console */
-
 static int	Debug;		/* debug flag */
 static int	Foreground = 0;	/* Run in foreground, instead of daemonizing */
 static int	resolve = 1;	/* resolve hostname */