diff --git a/docs/var-log/meson.build b/docs/var-log/meson.build
index 35f756cafe..0648be68e6 100644
--- a/docs/var-log/meson.build
+++ b/docs/var-log/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
 
-if conf.get('HAVE_SYSV_COMPAT') == 1 and get_option('create-log-dirs')
+if get_option('create-log-dirs')
         install_data('README.logs',
                      install_dir : docdir)
 endif