diff --git a/libmctp-log.h b/libmctp-log.h
index 1e574e5..d2b5899 100644
--- a/libmctp-log.h
+++ b/libmctp-log.h
@@ -5,9 +5,24 @@
 
 /* libmctp-internal logging */
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef MCTP_NOLOG
+
+__attribute__((format(printf, 2, 3))) static inline void
+mctp_prlog(int level __unused, const char *fmt __unused, ...)
+{
+}
+
+#else
+
 void mctp_prlog(int level, const char *fmt, ...)
 	__attribute__((format(printf, 2, 3)));
 
+#endif
+
 #ifndef pr_fmt
 #define pr_fmt(x) x
 #endif
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 7f44a46..ab16cab 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 sources = [
      'core.c',
      'alloc.c',
-     'log.c',
 ]
 
 headers = [
@@ -68,6 +67,12 @@
     add_project_arguments('-DMCTP_CUSTOM_ALLOC', language : 'c')
 endif
 
+if get_option('nolog')
+    add_project_arguments('-DMCTP_NOLOG', language : 'c')
+else
+    libmctp_sources += ['log.c']
+endif
+
 feat_fileio = get_option('fileio').require(
     compiler.links('''
         #include <poll.h>
diff --git a/meson.options b/meson.options
index 73c23be..fda6e56 100644
--- a/meson.options
+++ b/meson.options
@@ -37,3 +37,9 @@
     value: false,
     description: 'Use fixed application-provided allocators',
 )
+option(
+    'nolog',
+    type: 'boolean',
+    value: false,
+    description: 'Don\'t include any logging functionality',
+)