diff --git a/hostapd/Makefile b/hostapd/Makefile
index 52c72dc..d9bb72a 100644
--- a/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -997,6 +997,10 @@
 CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_NO_STDOUT_DEBUG
 endif
 
+ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SYSLOG
+CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_DEBUG_SYSLOG
+endif
+
 ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LINUX_TRACING
 CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_DEBUG_LINUX_TRACING
 endif