diff --git a/xmalloc.c b/xmalloc.c
index aecb5787..7322953a 100644
--- a/xmalloc.c
+++ b/xmalloc.c
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <syslog.h>
 #include "xmalloc.h"
 
 static NORETURN COLD void
 fatal_error(const char *msg, int err)
 {
+    syslog(LOG_ERR, "%s: %s", msg, strerror(err));
     errno = err;
     perror(msg);
     abort();
diff --git a/xmalloc.h b/xmalloc.h
index d4e48f79..90d63031 100644
--- a/xmalloc.h
+++ b/xmalloc.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <stddef.h>
-#include <string.h>
 #include "macros.h"
 
 void *xmalloc(size_t size) XMALLOC;