diff --git a/src/logging.h b/src/logging.h
--- a/src/logging.h
+++ b/src/logging.h
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@
     /** Send a string to the log output */
     void LogPrintStr(const std::string &str);
 
+    /** Returns whether logs will be written to any output */
+    bool Enabled() const { return m_print_to_console || m_print_to_file; }
+
     bool OpenDebugLog();
     void ShrinkDebugFile();
 
@@ -152,19 +155,22 @@
 #else
 #define LogPrintf(...)                                                         \
     do {                                                                       \
-        /* Unlikely name to avoid shadowing variables */                       \
-        std::string _log_msg_;                                                 \
-        try {                                                                  \
-            _log_msg_ = tfm::format(__VA_ARGS__);                              \
-        } catch (tinyformat::format_error & fmterr) {                          \
-            /**                                                                \
-             * Original format string will have newline so don't add one here  \
-             */                                                                \
-            _log_msg_ = "Error \"" + std::string(fmterr.what()) +              \
-                        "\" while formatting log message: " +                  \
-                        FormatStringFromLogArgs(__VA_ARGS__);                  \
+        if (LogInstance().Enabled()) {                                         \
+            /* Unlikely name to avoid shadowing variables */                   \
+            std::string _log_msg_;                                             \
+            try {                                                              \
+                _log_msg_ = tfm::format(__VA_ARGS__);                          \
+            } catch (tinyformat::format_error & fmterr) {                      \
+                /**                                                            \
+                 * Original format string will have newline so don't add one   \
+                 * here                                                        \
+                 */                                                            \
+                _log_msg_ = "Error \"" + std::string(fmterr.what()) +          \
+                            "\" while formatting log message: " +              \
+                            FormatStringFromLogArgs(__VA_ARGS__);              \
+            }                                                                  \
+            LogInstance().LogPrintStr(_log_msg_);                              \
         }                                                                      \
-        LogInstance().LogPrintStr(_log_msg_);                                  \
     } while (0)
 #define LogPrint(category, ...)                                                \
     do {                                                                       \