--- output-json.c	2015-01-29 15:52:53.000000000 +0000
+++ output-json-bug1204.c	2015-04-22 13:55:35.165179704 +0000
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@
                     exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
                 }
             }
-        } else if (json_out == ALERT_SYSLOG) {
+        } else if (json_ctx->json_out == ALERT_SYSLOG) {
             const char *facility_s = ConfNodeLookupChildValue(conf, "facility");
             if (facility_s == NULL) {
                 facility_s = DEFAULT_ALERT_SYSLOG_FACILITY_STR;