1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ext/syslog/syslog.c b/ext/syslog/syslog.c
index 5bd577caad..43392a3cef 100644
--- a/ext/syslog/syslog.c
+++ b/ext/syslog/syslog.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static VALUE cSyslog_open(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
         fac = INT2NUM(LOG_USER);
     }
 
-    Check_SafeStr(ident);
+    SafeStringValue(ident);
     syslog_ident = ident;
     syslog_options = opt;
     syslog_facility = fac;