--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@
 /* extern'ed in main.h */
 struct settings set;
 char *error_messages;
+enum MYLOG_OPTIONS MYLOG_OPTIONS = MYLOG_STDERR;
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) 
 {
 	char orig_work_dir[MAXPATHLEN];
-	MYLOG_OPTIONS = MYLOG_STDERR;
 	umask(022); /* -rw-r--r- */
 
 	if (!(error_messages = xmalloc(MAX_LOG_LENGTH)))
--- a/src/shared.h
+++ b/src/shared.h
@@ -56,10 +56,11 @@
 	char *external;			/* named pipe (optional) */
 };
 
-enum {
+enum MYLOG_OPTIONS {
 	MYLOG_STDERR,
 	MYLOG_STDERR_DATEPID,
 	MYLOG_SYSLOG
-} MYLOG_OPTIONS;
+};
+extern enum MYLOG_OPTIONS MYLOG_OPTIONS;
 
 #endif
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "util.h"
 #include "child.h"
 #include "main.h"
+#include "shared.h"
 
 static bool create_file(char *file, int options);
 static void print_date_pid(void);