diff --git a/cmake/config.h.in b/cmake/config.h.in
index 0aaf0e7..b272ea0 100644
--- a/cmake/config.h.in
+++ b/cmake/config.h.in
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@
 #cmakedefine CPPMICROHTTPD_LOGGING_STDCOUT
 #cmakedefine CPPMICROHTTPD_LOGGING_CPPLOGGING
 
+namespace __impl
+{
+    struct fake_log
+    {
+        template<typename... T_args>
+        fake_log& operator << (T_args&&...)
+            { return *this; }
+    };
+}
+
 #if defined(CPPMICROHTTPD_LOGGING_CPPLOGGING)
     #include <cpplogging/interface.h>
     #define cppmicrohttpd_log(p_level) \
@@ -20,11 +30,11 @@
             cppmicrohttpd_log(debug) << __VA_ARGS__
     #else
         #define cppmicrohttpd_log_debug(...) \
-            do { } while (0)
+            __impl::fake_log()
     #endif
 #else
     #define cppmicrohttpd_log(...) \
-        do { } while (0)
+        __impl::fake_log()
     #define cppmicrohttpd_log_debug(...) \
-        do { } while (0)
+        __impl::fake_log()
 #endif
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index fd61b07..05fd49b 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ ElseIf                      ( CPPMICROHTTPD_LOGGING MATCHES cpplogging )
     Find_Package                ( cpplogging QUIET )
     If                          ( cpplogging_FOUND )
         Set                         ( CPPMICROHTTPD_LOGGING_CPPLOGGING true )
+    Else                        ( )
+        Set                         ( CPPMICROHTTPD_LOGGING_STDCOUT true )
     EndIf                       ( )
 EndIf                       ( )