diff --git a/nshlib/nsh.h b/nshlib/nsh.h
index 48166ea58..9883c6ce4 100644
--- a/nshlib/nsh.h
+++ b/nshlib/nsh.h
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ int cmd_lsmod(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, char **argv);
 #  ifndef CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_LS
       int cmd_ls(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, char **argv);
 #  endif
-#  if defined(CONFIG_SYSLOG) && defined(CONFIG_RAMLOG_SYSLOG) && !defined(CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_DMESG)
+#  if defined(CONFIG_RAMLOG_SYSLOG) && !defined(CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_DMESG)
       int cmd_dmesg(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, char **argv);
 #  endif
 #  if CONFIG_NFILE_STREAMS > 0 && !defined(CONFIG_NSH_DISABLESCRIPT)
diff --git a/nshlib/nsh_command.c b/nshlib/nsh_command.c
index d8a26ab11..9de6b6600 100644
--- a/nshlib/nsh_command.c
+++ b/nshlib/nsh_command.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static const struct cmdmap_s g_cmdmap[] =
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#if CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0 && defined(CONFIG_SYSLOG) && \
+#if CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0 && \
     defined(CONFIG_RAMLOG_SYSLOG) && !defined(CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_DMESG)
   { "dmesg",    cmd_dmesg,    1, 1, NULL },
 #endif
diff --git a/nshlib/nsh_fscmds.c b/nshlib/nsh_fscmds.c
index fe814bb19..6d8cb31f7 100644
--- a/nshlib/nsh_fscmds.c
+++ b/nshlib/nsh_fscmds.c
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ int cmd_cat(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, char **argv)
  * Name: cmd_dmesg
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-#if CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0 && defined(CONFIG_SYSLOG) && \
+#if CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0 && \
     defined(CONFIG_RAMLOG_SYSLOG) && !defined(CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_DMESG)
 int cmd_dmesg(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, char **argv)
 {