diff --git a/syslog/manifests/init.pp b/syslog/manifests/init.pp
index ac62da3..eef1e9f 100644
--- a/syslog/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/syslog/manifests/init.pp
@@ -161,15 +161,17 @@ class syslog::client::rsyslog {
         notify  => Service["rsyslog"],
     }
 
-    file { "/var/spool/rsyslog":
-        ensure => directory,
-        mode   => "0700",
-        owner  => "root",
-        group  => $::operatingsystem ? {
-            "openbsd" => "wheel",
-            default   => "root",
-        },
-        before => Service["rsyslog"],
+    if $syslog_tlsserver {
+        file { "/var/spool/rsyslog":
+            ensure => directory,
+            mode   => "0700",
+            owner  => "root",
+            group  => $::operatingsystem ? {
+                "openbsd" => "wheel",
+                default   => "root",
+            },
+            before => Service["rsyslog"],
+        }
     }
 
     service { "rsyslog":