diff --git a/src/logging.cpp b/src/logging.cpp
index fc9f94b3b832165819a10303d6dea8479f782b52..3d56878f8161f23845ebb1e40c8e8de4dc6798e1 100644
--- a/src/logging.cpp
+++ b/src/logging.cpp
@@ -25,13 +25,7 @@
 #include <iterator>
 #include <algorithm>
 
-#include "log4cxx/logger.h"
-#include "log4cxx/consoleappender.h"
-#include "log4cxx/patternlayout.h"
-#include "log4cxx/propertyconfigurator.h"
-#include "log4cxx/helpers/properties.h"
-#include "log4cxx/helpers/fileinputstream.h"
-#include "log4cxx/helpers/transcoder.h"
+
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 
@@ -48,12 +42,14 @@
 #endif
 
 using namespace boost::filesystem;
-using namespace log4cxx;
+
 
 namespace Transport {
 
 namespace Logging {
 
+#ifdef WITH_LOG4CXX
+using namespace log4cxx;
 static LoggerPtr root;
 
 static void initLogging(Config *config, std::string key) {
@@ -143,6 +139,14 @@ void initMainLogging(Config *config) {
 	initLogging(config, "logging.config");
 }
 
+#else /* WITH_LOG4CXX */
+void initBackendLogging(Config */*config*/) {
+}
+
+void initMainLogging(Config */*config*/) {
+}
+#endif /* WITH_LOG4CXX */
+
 }
 
 }