diff --git a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_stdio.c b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_stdio.c
index fcec78435bd..33b0e01c87c 100644
--- a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_stdio.c
+++ b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_stdio.c
@@ -268,11 +268,7 @@ int fpm_stdio_open_error_log(int reopen) /* {{{ */
 	if (!strcasecmp(fpm_global_config.error_log, "syslog")) {
 		openlog(fpm_global_config.syslog_ident, LOG_PID | LOG_CONS, fpm_global_config.syslog_facility);
 		fpm_globals.error_log_fd = ZLOG_SYSLOG;
-#if HAVE_UNISTD_H
-		if (fpm_global_config.daemonize || (!isatty(STDERR_FILENO) && !fpm_globals.force_stderr)) {
-#else
 		if (fpm_global_config.daemonize) {
-#endif
 			zlog_set_fd(fpm_globals.error_log_fd);
 		}
 		return 0;