diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6c51c145..b2528325 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ if selinux_dep.found()
   endif
 endif
 
-if get_option('debug')
+if get_option('debug_logging')
   cdata.set('BWRAP_DEBUG', 1)
 endif
 
diff --git a/utils.c b/utils.c
index ac5c446d..5865cdb5 100644
--- a/utils.c
+++ b/utils.c
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ bwrap_logv (int severity,
             va_list args,
             const char *detail)
 {
+#ifdef BWRAP_DEBUG
   if (severity == LOG_DEBUG && !bwrap_is_debugging)
     return;
+#endif
 
   if (bwrap_level_prefix)
     fprintf (stderr, "<%d>", severity);