diff --git a/logger.c b/logger.c
index 84f99b5c30..4148c10e04 100755
--- a/logger.c
+++ b/logger.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static int syslog_level_map[] = {
 
 #define MAX_MSG_QUEUE 200
 
-#ifdef __linux__
+#if defined(__linux__) && defined (__NR_gettid)
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
 #define GETTID() syscall(__NR_gettid)
 #else