diff --git a/syslogd.c b/syslogd.c
index 8d8bd1a..89f5348 100644
--- a/syslogd.c
+++ b/syslogd.c
@@ -387,7 +387,9 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static const int BUFSIZE = 1023;
+/* This must be a #define, since when DODEBUG and BUFFERS_GO_IN_BSS are
+ * enabled, we otherwise get a "storage size isn't constant error. */
+#define BUFSIZE 1023
 static int serveConnection (int conn)
 {
 	RESERVE_BB_BUFFER(tmpbuf, BUFSIZE + 1);