diff --git a/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/system/LinuxSeedProvider.java b/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/system/LinuxSeedProvider.java
index d4bc00b5d24c02baff4f8b39eaa31dfd95706209..6481b4a5f2f3d8eec0d2e8357898eeab7dc45713 100644
--- a/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/system/LinuxSeedProvider.java
+++ b/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/system/LinuxSeedProvider.java
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 
 class LinuxSeedProvider implements SeedProvider {
 
+	private static final Logger LOG =
+			Logger.getLogger(LinuxSeedProvider.class.getName());
+
 	private final String outputFile, inputFile;
 
 	LinuxSeedProvider() {