diff --git a/make/defs-dev.mk b/make/defs-dev.mk
index 0ed432fb..e511c570 100644
--- a/make/defs-dev.mk
+++ b/make/defs-dev.mk
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ LOG_THREAD_NAMES               = true
 
 #STRIP_SYMBOLS                  = true
 COMPILE_DEBUG_CODE             = true
+COMPILE_DEBUG_LOG              = true
 USE_COMPILER_DEBUG_OPTS        = true
 #USE_COMPILER_OPTIMIZATION_OPTS = true
 
diff --git a/make/defs-dist.mk b/make/defs-dist.mk
index 5b9e45ae..0bf845c7 100644
--- a/make/defs-dist.mk
+++ b/make/defs-dist.mk
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ LOGDIRMODE       ?= $(DOCDIRMODE)
 
 #STRIP_SYMBOLS                  = true
 COMPILE_DEBUG_CODE             = true
+#COMPILE_DEBUG_LOG              = true
 USE_COMPILER_DEBUG_OPTS        = true
 USE_COMPILER_OPTIMIZATION_OPTS = true
 
diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 2e95dddf..80320e4d 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -528,6 +528,11 @@ ifeq ($(COMPILE_DEBUG_CODE),true)
 	CPPFLAGS    += -D_DEBUG_
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(COMPILE_DEBUG_LOG),true)
+	CFLAGS      += -D_LOG_DEBUG_
+	CPPFLAGS    += -D_LOG_DEBUG_
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(USE_MPATROL),true)
 	CFLAGS      += -include $(MODDIR)/include/mpatrol.h
 	CPPFLAGS    += -include $(MODDIR)/include/mpatrol.h