diff --git a/include/sel_logger.hpp b/include/sel_logger.hpp
index 6f4e1e0..ddf0baa 100644
--- a/include/sel_logger.hpp
+++ b/include/sel_logger.hpp
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 #ifdef SEL_LOGGER_ENABLE_SEL_DELETE
 static const std::string nextRecordFilename = "next_records";
 uint16_t getNewRecordId();
+#else
+unsigned int getNewRecordId();
 #endif
 
 void toHexStr(const std::vector<uint8_t>& data, std::string& hexStr);