diff --git a/drivers/syslog/Make.defs b/drivers/syslog/Make.defs
index c204074db1..bdf68b9cfb 100644
--- a/drivers/syslog/Make.defs
+++ b/drivers/syslog/Make.defs
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@
 ############################################################################
 # Include SYSLOG Infrastructure
 
-CSRCS += syslog_initialize.c vsyslog.c vlowsyslog.c syslogstream.c
-CSRCS += syslog_channel.c
+CSRCS += vsyslog.c vlowsyslog.c syslogstream.c syslog_channel.c
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_SYSLOG_INTBUFFER),y)
   CSRCS += syslog_intbuffer.c