diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 366b326c390..4ac7e39bf85 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ group(:features) do
   # requires native ldap headers/libs
   # gem 'ruby-ldap', '~> 0.9', require: false, platforms: [:ruby]
   gem 'puppetserver-ca', '~> 2.0', require: false
-  gem 'syslog', '~> 0.1.1', require: false, platforms: [:ruby]
   gem 'CFPropertyList', ['>= 3.0.6', '< 4'], require: false
 end
 
diff --git a/puppet.gemspec b/puppet.gemspec
index ed1944f5965..61c575676a3 100644
--- a/puppet.gemspec
+++ b/puppet.gemspec
@@ -41,4 +41,8 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
     spec.add_runtime_dependency('ffi', '>= 1.15.5', '< 1.17.0', '!= 1.16.0', '!= 1.16.1', '!= 1.16.2')
     spec.add_runtime_dependency('minitar', '~> 0.9')
   end
+
+  if platform == 'x86_64-linux'
+    spec.add_runtime_dependency('syslog', '~> 0.1.2')
+  end
 end