diff --git a/doc/develop/logging.rst b/doc/develop/logging.rst
index f4e9250..51095b0 100644
--- a/doc/develop/logging.rst
+++ b/doc/develop/logging.rst
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@
 The above have SPL and TPL versions also, e.g. CONFIG_SPL_LOG_MAX_LEVEL and
 CONFIG_TPL_LOG_MAX_LEVEL.
 
+If logging is disabled, the default behaviour is to output any message at
+level LOGL_INFO and below. If logging is disabled and DEBUG is defined (at
+the very top of a C file) then any message at LOGL_DEBUG will be written.
+
 Temporary logging within a single file
 --------------------------------------
 
@@ -291,8 +295,6 @@
 
 Convert debug() statements in the code to log() statements
 
-Support making printf() emit log statements at L_INFO level
-
 Convert error() statements in the code to log() statements
 
 Figure out what to do with BUG(), BUG_ON() and warn_non_spl()
diff --git a/include/log.h b/include/log.h
index feb0204..e0e12ce 100644
--- a/include/log.h
+++ b/include/log.h
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@
  */
 #if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(LOG)
 #define _LOG_MAX_LEVEL CONFIG_VAL(LOG_MAX_LEVEL)
+#else
+#define _LOG_MAX_LEVEL LOGL_INFO
+#endif
+
 #define log_emer(_fmt...)	log(LOG_CATEGORY, LOGL_EMERG, ##_fmt)
 #define log_alert(_fmt...)	log(LOG_CATEGORY, LOGL_ALERT, ##_fmt)
 #define log_crit(_fmt...)	log(LOG_CATEGORY, LOGL_CRIT, ##_fmt)
@@ -185,34 +189,19 @@
 #define log_content(_fmt...)	log(LOG_CATEGORY, LOGL_DEBUG_CONTENT, ##_fmt)
 #define log_io(_fmt...)		log(LOG_CATEGORY, LOGL_DEBUG_IO, ##_fmt)
 #define log_cont(_fmt...)	log(LOGC_CONT, LOGL_CONT, ##_fmt)
-#else
-#define _LOG_MAX_LEVEL LOGL_INFO
-#define log_emerg(_fmt, ...)	printf(_fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define log_alert(_fmt, ...)	printf(_fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define log_crit(_fmt, ...)	printf(_fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define log_err(_fmt, ...)	printf(_fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define log_warning(_fmt, ...)	printf(_fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define log_notice(_fmt, ...)	printf(_fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define log_info(_fmt, ...)	printf(_fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define log_cont(_fmt, ...)	printf(_fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define log_debug(_fmt, ...)	debug(_fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define log_content(_fmt...)	log_nop(LOG_CATEGORY, \
-					LOGL_DEBUG_CONTENT, ##_fmt)
-#define log_io(_fmt...)		log_nop(LOG_CATEGORY, LOGL_DEBUG_IO, ##_fmt)
-#endif
 
-#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(LOG)
 #ifdef LOG_DEBUG
 #define _LOG_DEBUG	LOGL_FORCE_DEBUG
 #else
 #define _LOG_DEBUG	0
 #endif
 
+#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(LOG)
+
 /* Emit a log record if the level is less that the maximum */
 #define log(_cat, _level, _fmt, _args...) ({ \
 	int _l = _level; \
-	if (CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(LOG) && \
-	    (_LOG_DEBUG != 0 || _l <= _LOG_MAX_LEVEL)) \
+	if (_LOG_DEBUG != 0 || _l <= _LOG_MAX_LEVEL) \
 		_log((enum log_category_t)(_cat), \
 		     (enum log_level_t)(_l | _LOG_DEBUG), __FILE__, \
 		     __LINE__, __func__, \
@@ -229,7 +218,14 @@
 			    _width, _count, _linelen); \
 	})
 #else
-#define log(_cat, _level, _fmt, _args...)
+
+/* Note: _LOG_DEBUG != 0 avoids a warning with clang */
+#define log(_cat, _level, _fmt, _args...) ({ \
+	int _l = _level; \
+	if (_LOG_DEBUG != 0 || _l <= LOGL_INFO || \
+	    (_DEBUG && _l == LOGL_DEBUG)) \
+		printf(_fmt, ##_args); \
+	})
 
 #define log_buffer(_cat, _level, _addr, _data, _width, _count, _linelen)  ({ \
 	int _l = _level; \
diff --git a/test/log/Makefile b/test/log/Makefile
index 09f8689..08eea70 100644
--- a/test/log/Makefile
+++ b/test/log/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 obj-y += pr_cont_test.o
 else
 obj-$(CONFIG_CONSOLE_RECORD) += nolog_test.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_CONSOLE_RECORD) += nolog_ndebug.o
 endif
 
 endif # CONFIG_UT_LOG
diff --git a/test/log/nolog_ndebug.c b/test/log/nolog_ndebug.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd9a4f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/log/nolog_ndebug.c
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Logging function tests for CONFIG_LOG=n without #define DEBUG
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <console.h>
+#include <log.h>
+#include <asm/global_data.h>
+#include <test/log.h>
+#include <test/ut.h>
+
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
+#define BUFFSIZE 32
+
+static int log_test_log_disabled_ndebug(struct unit_test_state *uts)
+{
+	char buf[BUFFSIZE];
+	int i;
+
+	memset(buf, 0, BUFFSIZE);
+	console_record_reset_enable();
+
+	/* Output a log record at every level */
+	for (i = LOGL_EMERG; i < LOGL_COUNT; i++)
+		log(LOGC_NONE, i, "testing level %i\n", i);
+	gd->flags &= ~GD_FLG_RECORD;
+
+	/* Since DEBUG is not defined, we expect to not get debug output */
+	for (i = LOGL_EMERG; i < LOGL_DEBUG; i++)
+		ut_assertok(ut_check_console_line(uts, "testing level %d", i));
+	ut_assertok(ut_check_console_end(uts));
+
+	return 0;
+}
+LOG_TEST(log_test_log_disabled_ndebug);
diff --git a/test/log/nolog_test.c b/test/log/nolog_test.c
index cb4fb3d..4e52e5b 100644
--- a/test/log/nolog_test.c
+++ b/test/log/nolog_test.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <console.h>
+#include <log.h>
 #include <asm/global_data.h>
 #include <test/log.h>
 #include <test/test.h>
@@ -128,8 +129,10 @@
 	memset(buf, 0, BUFFSIZE);
 	console_record_reset_enable();
 	log_debug("testing %s\n", "log_debug");
+	log(LOGC_NONE, LOGL_DEBUG, "more %s\n", "log_debug");
 	gd->flags &= ~GD_FLG_RECORD;
 	ut_assertok(ut_check_console_line(uts, "testing log_debug"));
+	ut_assertok(ut_check_console_line(uts, "more log_debug"));
 	ut_assertok(ut_check_console_end(uts));
 	return 0;
 }