diff --git a/syslog/syslog_win.go b/syslog/syslog_win.go
index 7be6b4ea..0e2929d1 100644
--- a/syslog/syslog_win.go
+++ b/syslog/syslog_win.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package syslog
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 )
 
 type syslog struct {