diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 138e3240b..598977e1d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
      OpenSSH 4.0
  - (djm) [contrib/caldera/openssh.spec contrib/redhat/openssh.spec] 
    [contrib/suse/openssh.spec] Update spec file versions
+ - (djm) [log.c] Fix dumb syntax error; ok dtucker@
  - (djm) Release OpenSSH 4.0p1
 
 20050307
@@ -2320,4 +2321,4 @@
    - (djm) Trim deprecated options from INSTALL. Mention UsePAM
    - (djm) Fix quote handling in sftp; Patch from admorten AT umich.edu
 
-$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.3707 2005/03/09 00:03:08 djm Exp $
+$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.3708 2005/03/09 09:12:47 dtucker Exp $
diff --git a/log.c b/log.c
index bb95c6c39..96ab24b04 100644
--- a/log.c
+++ b/log.c
@@ -193,11 +193,12 @@ debug3(const char *fmt,...)
 void
 log_init(char *av0, LogLevel level, SyslogFacility facility, int on_stderr)
 {
-	argv0 = av0;
 #if defined(HAVE_OPENLOG_R) && defined(SYSLOG_DATA_INIT)
 	struct syslog_data sdata = SYSLOG_DATA_INIT;
 #endif
 
+	argv0 = av0;
+
 	switch (level) {
 	case SYSLOG_LEVEL_QUIET:
 	case SYSLOG_LEVEL_FATAL: