diff --git a/include/common/defaults.h b/include/common/defaults.h
index 5508314cb..6e5840ee0 100644
--- a/include/common/defaults.h
+++ b/include/common/defaults.h
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
 #define CAPTURE_LEN     64
 #endif
 
+#ifndef MAX_SYSLOG_LEN
+#define MAX_SYSLOG_LEN          1024
+#endif
+
 // maximum line size when parsing config
 #ifndef LINESIZE
 #define LINESIZE	2048
diff --git a/include/types/log.h b/include/types/log.h
index 8ee8d7c64..b3288bd69 100644
--- a/include/types/log.h
+++ b/include/types/log.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <common/config.h>
 #include <common/mini-clist.h>
 
-#define MAX_SYSLOG_LEN          1024
 #define NB_LOG_FACILITIES       24
 #define NB_LOG_LEVELS           8
 #define SYSLOG_PORT             514