diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8e3aa50..fb668b4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ SET(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules/")
 # Options
 SET(LIBNFC_DEBUG_OUTPUT OFF CACHE BOOL "Debug output of communication with the NFC chip")
 IF(LIBNFC_DEBUG_OUTPUT)
-  ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DDEBUG -g3)
+  ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DDEBUG -DLOG -g3)
 ENDIF(LIBNFC_DEBUG_OUTPUT)
 
 # Doxygen
diff --git a/libnfc/log-printf.c b/libnfc/log-printf.c
index 200ecf8..75c5e27 100644
--- a/libnfc/log-printf.c
+++ b/libnfc/log-printf.c
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
+#ifndef LOG
+ // Leaving in a preprocessor error, as the build system should skip this
+ // file otherwise.
+ #error "No logging defined, but log-printf.c still compiled."
+#else // LOG
+
 void
 log_init(const nfc_context *context)
 {
@@ -67,3 +73,5 @@ log_put(const uint8_t group, const char *category, const uint8_t priority, const
     }
   }
 }
+
+#endif // LOG