diff --git a/include/mtl/log.hpp b/include/mtl/log.hpp
index 213e3b3..8e776be 100644
--- a/include/mtl/log.hpp
+++ b/include/mtl/log.hpp
@@ -77,10 +77,17 @@ public:
 	}
 };
 
+#ifdef MTL_LOGGING_DISABLED
+extern stream_stub debug;
+extern stream_stub info;
+extern stream_stub warn;
+extern stream_stub error;
+#else
 extern stream debug;
 extern stream info;
 extern stream warn;
 extern stream error;
+#endif
 
 } // namespace log
 
diff --git a/src/gba/log.cpp b/src/gba/log.cpp
index ecd487d..04ceb3f 100644
--- a/src/gba/log.cpp
+++ b/src/gba/log.cpp
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ void stream::flush() {
 	clear();
 }
 
-stream debug(reg::string, level::debug);
-stream info(reg::string, level::info);
-stream warn(reg::string, level::warn);
-stream error(reg::string, level::error);
+typeof(debug) debug(reg::string, level::debug);
+typeof(info) info(reg::string, level::info);
+typeof(warn) warn(reg::string, level::warn);
+typeof(error) error(reg::string, level::error);
 
 } // namespace log
 
diff --git a/src/log.cpp b/src/log.cpp
index 8fbb91d..3dec6c4 100644
--- a/src/log.cpp
+++ b/src/log.cpp
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ void stream::flush() {
 	clear();
 }
 
-stream debug(buffer, level::debug);
-stream info(buffer, level::info);
-stream warn(buffer, level::warn);
-stream error(buffer, level::error);
+typeof(debug) debug(buffer, level::debug);
+typeof(info) info(buffer, level::info);
+typeof(warn) warn(buffer, level::warn);
+typeof(error) error(buffer, level::error);
 
 } // namespace log