diff --git a/src/gui/application.cpp b/src/gui/application.cpp
index 7aee62a202040..171acc75cfa8a 100644
--- a/src/gui/application.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/application.cpp
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ void Application::setupLogging()
         logger->setLogDir(_logDir.isEmpty() ? ConfigFile().logDir() : _logDir);
     }
     logger->setLogExpire(_logExpire > 0 ? _logExpire : ConfigFile().logExpire());
-#if defined NEXTCLOUD_DEV
+#if defined NEXTCLOUD_DEV && NEXTCLOUD_DEV
     logger->setLogFlush(true);
     logger->setLogDebug(true);
 #else
diff --git a/src/libsync/logger.cpp b/src/libsync/logger.cpp
index 060705ba6c8ef..66c853559287b 100644
--- a/src/libsync/logger.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/logger.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void Logger::doLog(QtMsgType type, const QMessageLogContext &ctx, const QString
 {
     static long long int linesCounter = 0;
     const auto &msg = qFormatLogMessage(type, ctx, message);
-#if defined Q_OS_WIN && (defined NEXTCLOUD_DEV || defined QT_DEBUG)
+#if defined Q_OS_WIN && ((defined NEXTCLOUD_DEV && NEXTCLOUD_DEV) || defined QT_DEBUG)
     // write logs to Output window of Visual Studio
     {
         QString prefix;