diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/src/sim_bringup.c b/boards/sim/sim/sim/src/sim_bringup.c
index 0643277664b..4932cfe10e3 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/src/sim_bringup.c
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/src/sim_bringup.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 #include <nuttx/sensors/mpu60x0.h>
 #include <nuttx/sensors/wtgahrs2.h>
 #include <nuttx/serial/uart_rpmsg.h>
-#include <nuttx/syslog/syslog_rpmsg.h>
 #include <nuttx/timers/oneshot.h>
 #include <nuttx/video/fb.h>
 #include <nuttx/timers/oneshot.h>
@@ -449,10 +448,6 @@ int sim_bringup(void)
   up_rptun_init("server-proxy", "server", false);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSLOG_RPMSG_SERVER
-  syslog_rpmsg_server_init();
-#endif
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_FS_RPMSGFS) && defined(CONFIG_SIM_RPTUN_MASTER)
   rpmsgfs_server_init();
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/syslog/syslog_initialize.c b/drivers/syslog/syslog_initialize.c
index d6c302b9679..3ee7ea809b1 100644
--- a/drivers/syslog/syslog_initialize.c
+++ b/drivers/syslog/syslog_initialize.c
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ int syslog_initialize(void)
   syslog_rpmsg_init();
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSLOG_RPMSG_SERVER
+  syslog_rpmsg_server_init();
+#endif
+
   return ret;
 }