diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9f3aabd8..a2aadcbf 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ MSC_VERSION_INFO=msc_version_info
 AC_SUBST([MSC_VERSION_INFO])
 
 
+# MODSEC_NO_LOGS="-DNO_LOGS=1"
+# AC_SUBST(MODSEC_NO_LOGS)
+
 
 # Files to be generated via autotools.
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([\
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 482dc80e..383641b8 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ libmodsecurity_la_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-O3 \
 	-I ../headers \
 	$(GEOIP_CFLAGS) \
+	$(MODSEC_NO_LOGS) \
 	$(PCRE_CPPFLAGS)
 
 libmodsecurity_la_LIBADD = \
diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index bfd346c2..393491b1 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ unit_tests_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-g \
 	-I$(top_builddir)/headers \
 	$(CURL_CFLAGS) \
+	$(MODSEC_NO_LOGS) \
 	$(GEOIP_CFLAGS) \
 	$(PCRE_CPPFLAGS) \
 	$(YAJL_CFLAGS)
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ regression_tests_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-g \
 	-I$(top_builddir)/headers \
 	$(CURL_CFLAGS) \
+	$(MODSEC_NO_LOGS) \
 	$(GEOIP_CFLAGS) \
 	$(PCRE_CPPFLAGS) \
 	$(YAJL_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/test/regression/regression.cc b/test/regression/regression.cc
index c331b28b..b49198be 100644
--- a/test/regression/regression.cc
+++ b/test/regression/regression.cc
@@ -262,6 +262,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     ModSecurityTest<RegressionTest> test;
     ModSecurityTestResults<RegressionTest> results;
 
+#ifdef NO_LOGS
+    std::cout << "Test utility cannot work without logging support." \
+        << std::endl;
+#else
     test.cmd_options(argc, argv);
     std::cout << test.header();
 
@@ -324,6 +328,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         }
         delete vec;
     }
-
+#endif
     return 0;
 }