diff --git a/src/core/capsicum.h b/src/core/capsicum.h
index 3c1234e1..7d89f2aa 100644
--- a/src/core/capsicum.h
+++ b/src/core/capsicum.h
@@ -5,17 +5,9 @@ gboolean capsicum_enabled(void);
 int capsicum_net_connect_ip(IPADDR *ip, int port, IPADDR *my_ip);
 int capsicum_net_gethostbyname(const char *addr, IPADDR *ip4, IPADDR *ip6);
 int capsicum_open(const char *path, int flags, int mode);
-void capsicum_mkdir_with_parents(const char *path, int mode);
-
-#ifdef HAVE_CAPSICUM
 int capsicum_open_wrapper(const char *path, int flags, int mode);
+void capsicum_mkdir_with_parents(const char *path, int mode);
 void capsicum_mkdir_with_parents_wrapper(const char *path, int mode);
-#else
-#define	capsicum_open_wrapper(P, F, M)			\
-	open(P, F, M)
-#define	capsicum_mkdir_with_parents_wrapper(P, M)	\
-	g_mkdir_with_parents(P, M)
-#endif
 
 void capsicum_init(void);
 void capsicum_deinit(void);
diff --git a/src/core/core.c b/src/core/core.c
index c95879de..506d6a13 100644
--- a/src/core/core.c
+++ b/src/core/core.c
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@
 #include "signals.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 #include "session.h"
+#ifdef HAVE_CAPSICUM
 #include "capsicum.h"
+#endif
 
 #include "chat-protocols.h"
 #include "servers.h"
diff --git a/src/core/log.c b/src/core/log.c
index ea2f1a1d..f7741d3d 100644
--- a/src/core/log.c
+++ b/src/core/log.c
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
 #include "servers.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "write-buffer.h"
+#ifdef HAVE_CAPSICUM
 #include "capsicum.h"
+#endif
 
 #include "lib-config/iconfig.h"
 #include "settings.h"
@@ -115,13 +117,23 @@ int log_start_logging(LOG_REC *log)
 		/* path may contain variables (%time, $vars),
 		   make sure the directory is created */
 		dir = g_path_get_dirname(log->real_fname);
+#ifdef HAVE_CAPSICUM
 		capsicum_mkdir_with_parents_wrapper(dir, log_dir_create_mode);
+#else
+		g_mkdir_with_parents(dir, log_dir_create_mode);
+#endif
 		g_free(dir);
 	}
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CAPSICUM
 	log->handle = log->real_fname == NULL ? -1 :
 		capsicum_open_wrapper(log->real_fname, O_WRONLY | O_APPEND | O_CREAT,
 		     log_file_create_mode);
+#else
+	log->handle = log->real_fname == NULL ? -1 :
+		open(log->real_fname, O_WRONLY | O_APPEND | O_CREAT,
+		     log_file_create_mode);
+#endif
 	if (log->handle == -1) {
 		signal_emit("log create failed", 1, log);
 		log->failed = TRUE;
diff --git a/src/core/rawlog.c b/src/core/rawlog.c
index a95b9a92..fdd51241 100644
--- a/src/core/rawlog.c
+++ b/src/core/rawlog.c
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@
 #include "misc.h"
 #include "write-buffer.h"
 #include "settings.h"
+#ifdef HAVE_CAPSICUM
 #include "capsicum.h"
+#endif
 
 #include "servers.h"
 
@@ -127,9 +129,15 @@ void rawlog_open(RAWLOG_REC *rawlog, const char *fname)
 		return;
 
 	path = convert_home(fname);
+#ifdef HAVE_CAPSICUM
 	rawlog->handle = capsicum_open_wrapper(path,
 					       O_WRONLY | O_APPEND | O_CREAT,
 					       log_file_create_mode);
+#else
+	rawlog->handle = open(path, O_WRONLY | O_APPEND | O_CREAT,
+			      log_file_create_mode);
+#endif
+
 	g_free(path);
 
 	if (rawlog->handle == -1) {
@@ -156,12 +164,20 @@ void rawlog_save(RAWLOG_REC *rawlog, const char *fname)
 	int f;
 
         dir = g_path_get_dirname(fname);
+#ifdef HAVE_CAPSICUM
         capsicum_mkdir_with_parents_wrapper(dir, log_dir_create_mode);
+#else
+        g_mkdir_with_parents(dir, log_dir_create_mode);
+#endif
         g_free(dir);
 
 	path = convert_home(fname);
+#ifdef HAVE_CAPSICUM
 	f = capsicum_open_wrapper(path, O_WRONLY | O_APPEND | O_CREAT,
 				  log_file_create_mode);
+#else
+	f = open(path, O_WRONLY | O_APPEND | O_CREAT, log_file_create_mode);
+#endif
 	g_free(path);
 
 	if (f < 0) {
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/fe-common-core.c b/src/fe-common/core/fe-common-core.c
index 67c9e20c..a3b7364c 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/fe-common-core.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/fe-common-core.c
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@
 #include "special-vars.h"
 #include "fe-core-commands.h"
 #include "fe-queries.h"
+#ifdef HAVE_CAPSICUM
 #include "fe-capsicum.h"
+#endif
 #include "hilight-text.h"
 #include "command-history.h"
 #include "completion.h"
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/fe-log.c b/src/fe-common/core/fe-log.c
index 3d8910c9..0fed8642 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/fe-log.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/fe-log.c
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
 #include "special-vars.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 #include "lib-config/iconfig.h"
+#ifdef HAVE_CAPSICUM
 #include "capsicum.h"
+#endif
 
 #include "fe-windows.h"
 #include "window-items.h"
@@ -452,7 +454,11 @@ static void autolog_open(SERVER_REC *server, const char *server_tag,
 		log_item_add(log, LOG_ITEM_TARGET, target, server_tag);
 
 		dir = g_path_get_dirname(log->real_fname);
+#ifdef HAVE_CAPSICUM
 		capsicum_mkdir_with_parents_wrapper(dir, log_dir_create_mode);
+#else
+		g_mkdir_with_parents(dir, log_dir_create_mode);
+#endif
 		g_free(dir);
 
 		log->temp = TRUE;