diff --git a/daemon/daemon.c b/daemon/daemon.c
index 3219d3095..96cc443ea 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon.c
+++ b/daemon/daemon.c
@@ -575,7 +575,9 @@ void
 daemon_fork(struct daemon* daemon)
 {
 	int have_view_respip_cfg = 0;
+#ifdef HAVE_SYSTEMD
 	int ret;
+#endif
 
 	log_assert(daemon);
 	if(!(daemon->views = views_create()))
diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 36909725a..836dc47cb 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 14 August 2019: Wouter
 	- Generate configlexer with newer flex.
+	- Fix warning for unused variable for compilation without systemd.
 
 12 August 2019: George
 	- Introduce `-V` option to print the version number and build options.