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);
diff --git a/src/sel_logger.cpp b/src/sel_logger.cpp
index 9dae3af..b1aa52a 100644
--- a/src/sel_logger.cpp
+++ b/src/sel_logger.cpp
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
 
 static unsigned int recordId = initializeRecordId();
 
-static unsigned int getNewRecordId()
+unsigned int getNewRecordId()
 {
     if (++recordId >= selInvalidRecID)
     {