diff --git a/include/sel_logger.hpp b/include/sel_logger.hpp
index 28214e3..bd40dff 100644
--- a/include/sel_logger.hpp
+++ b/include/sel_logger.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 */
 
 #pragma once
+#include <filesystem>
 
 static constexpr char const *ipmiSelObject = "xyz.openbmc_project.Logging.IPMI";
 static constexpr char const *ipmiSelPath = "/xyz/openbmc_project/Logging/IPMI";
@@ -32,6 +33,9 @@
 static constexpr size_t selEvtDataMaxSize = 3;
 static constexpr size_t selOemDataMaxSize = 13;
 
+static const std::filesystem::path selLogDir = "/var/log";
+static const std::string selLogFilename = "ipmi_sel";
+
 template <typename... T>
 static uint16_t
     selAddSystemRecord(const std::string &message, const std::string &path,