diff --git a/nshlib/nsh.h b/nshlib/nsh.h
index 988106f22..e4fb1e43e 100644
--- a/nshlib/nsh.h
+++ b/nshlib/nsh.h
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ void nsh_usbtrace(void);
 #  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_NSH_DISABLE_DMESG)
+#  if defined(CONFIG_SYSLOG) && 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_fscmds.c b/nshlib/nsh_fscmds.c
index bc723728c..f6784d5b6 100644
--- a/nshlib/nsh_fscmds.c
+++ b/nshlib/nsh_fscmds.c
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
 #     include <netinet/in.h>
 #     include <nuttx/fs/nfs.h>
 #   endif
+#   ifdef CONFIG_RAMLOG_SYSLOG
+#     include <nuttx/ramlog.h>
+#   endif
 #endif
 #endif
 
@@ -523,10 +526,11 @@ int cmd_cat(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, char **argv)
  * Name: cmd_dmesg
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-#if CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0 && defined(CONFIG_SYSLOG) && !defined(CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_DMESG)
+#if CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0 && defined(CONFIG_SYSLOG) && \
+    defined(CONFIG_RAMLOG_SYSLOG) && !defined(CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_DMESG)
 int cmd_dmesg(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, char **argv)
 {
-  return cat_common(vtbl, argv[0], "/dev/syslog");
+  return cat_common(vtbl, argv[0], CONFIG_SYSLOG_DEVPATH);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/nshlib/nsh_parse.c b/nshlib/nsh_parse.c
index 93171abf7..4c4300cc6 100644
--- a/nshlib/nsh_parse.c
+++ b/nshlib/nsh_parse.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static const struct cmdmap_s g_cmdmap[] =
 # ifndef CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_DD
   { "dd",       cmd_dd,       3, 6, "if=<infile> of=<outfile> [bs=<sectsize>] [count=<sectors>] [skip=<sectors>]" },
 # endif
-# if defined(CONFIG_SYSLOG) && !defined(CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_DMESG)
+# if defined(CONFIG_SYSLOG) && defined(CONFIG_RAMLOG_SYSLOG) && !defined(CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_DMESG)
   { "dmesg",    cmd_dmesg,    1, 1, NULL },
 # endif
 #endif