--- a/src/ulogd.c
+++ b/src/ulogd.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static char *ulogd_logfile = NULL;
 static const char *ulogd_configfile = ULOGD_CONFIGFILE;
 static const char *ulogd_pidfile = NULL;
 static int ulogd_pidfile_fd = -1;
-static FILE syslog_dummy;
+static int ulogd_use_syslog = 0;
 
 static int info_mode = 0;
 
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ void __ulogd_log(int level, char *file,
 	if (level < loglevel_ce.u.value)
 		return;
 
-	if (logfile == &syslog_dummy) {
+	if (ulogd_use_syslog) {
 		/* FIXME: this omits the 'file' string */
 		va_start(ap, format);
 		vsyslog(ulogd2syslog_level(level), format, ap);
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ static int logfile_open(const char *name
 		logfile = stdout;
 	} else if (!strcmp(name, "syslog")) {
 		openlog("ulogd", LOG_PID, LOG_DAEMON);
-		logfile = &syslog_dummy;
+		ulogd_use_syslog = 1;
 	} else {
 		logfile = fopen(ulogd_logfile, "a");
 		if (!logfile) {
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ static void sigterm_handler(int signal)
 	unload_plugins();
 #endif
 
-	if (logfile != NULL  && logfile != stdout && logfile != &syslog_dummy) {
+	if (logfile != NULL  && logfile != stdout) {
 		fclose(logfile);
 		logfile = NULL;
 	}
@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@ static void signal_handler(int signal)
 	switch (signal) {
 	case SIGHUP:
 		/* reopen logfile */
-		if (logfile != stdout && logfile != &syslog_dummy) {
+		if (logfile != NULL && logfile != stdout) {
 			fclose(logfile);
 			logfile = fopen(ulogd_logfile, "a");
  			if (!logfile) {
--- a/filter/raw2packet/ulogd_raw2packet_BASE.c
+++ b/filter/raw2packet/ulogd_raw2packet_BASE.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <ulogd/ulogd.h>
 #include <ulogd/ipfix_protocol.h>
 #include <netinet/if_ether.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 enum input_keys {