diff --git a/log.c b/log.c
index 2938a60..16f671f 100644
--- a/log.c
+++ b/log.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	CPER_LOG_NONE,
 	CPER_LOG_STDIO,
 	CPER_LOG_CUSTOM,
-} log_type = CPER_LOG_NONE;
+} log_type = CPER_LOG_STDIO;
 
 static void (*log_custom_fn)(const char *, va_list);