diff --git a/udevsend.c b/udevsend.c
index fd61cb2a2f..d3c74dd46a 100644
--- a/udevsend.c
+++ b/udevsend.c
@@ -125,7 +125,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	int sock;
 	struct sockaddr_un saddr;
 
+#ifdef DEBUG
 	init_logging("udevsend");
+#endif
 
 	subsystem = argv[1];
 	if (subsystem == NULL) {