diff --git a/lib/birdlib.h b/lib/birdlib.h
index d218a0b4..93f25fb8 100644
--- a/lib/birdlib.h
+++ b/lib/birdlib.h
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
 
 /* Logging and dying */
 
-void log(char *msg, ...);
+#define log log_msg
+void log_msg(char *msg, ...);
 void die(char *msg, ...) NORET;
 void bug(char *msg, ...) NORET;
 
diff --git a/sysdep/unix/log.c b/sysdep/unix/log.c
index 6b7c38ca..08711e17 100644
--- a/sysdep/unix/log.c
+++ b/sysdep/unix/log.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ vlog(int class, char *msg, va_list args)
  * formatted as a full line, no need to include |\n| inside.
  */
 void
-log(char *msg, ...)
+log_msg(char *msg, ...)
 {
   int class = 1;
   va_list args;