diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index dc4f278ba91..9ed0ab5fb65 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -411,7 +411,9 @@ void serverLogRaw(int level, const char *msg) {
     if (!log_to_stdout) fclose(fp);
     if (server.syslog_enabled) syslog(syslogLevelMap[level], "%s", msg);
 #else
+#if LOG_ENABLED
     log_utf8_string(msg, strlen(msg));
+#endif
 
     // increment time
     ustime();