diff --git a/boards.txt b/boards.txt
index e4031b618e1..872934a81af 100644
--- a/boards.txt
+++ b/boards.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ menu.EraseFlash=Erase All Flash Before Sketch Upload
 menu.JTAGAdapter=JTAG Adapter
 menu.ZigbeeMode=Zigbee Mode
 menu.PinNumbers=Pin Numbering
+menu.LoggingSubsystem=Logging Subsystem
 
 # Custom options
 menu.Revision=Board Revision
@@ -36924,6 +36925,11 @@ XIAO_ESP32S3.menu.EraseFlash.none.upload.erase_cmd=
 XIAO_ESP32S3.menu.EraseFlash.all=Enabled
 XIAO_ESP32S3.menu.EraseFlash.all.upload.erase_cmd=-e
 
+XIAO_ESP32S3.menu.LoggingSubsystem.Arduino=Arduino
+XIAO_ESP32S3.menu.LoggingSubsystem.Arduino.build.log_subsystem=
+XIAO_ESP32S3.menu.LoggingSubsystem.ESP_IDF=ESP_IDF
+XIAO_ESP32S3.menu.LoggingSubsystem.ESP_IDF.build.log_subsystem=-DUSE_ESP_IDF_LOG
+
 ##############################################################
 
 XIAO_ESP32S3_Plus.name=XIAO_ESP32S3_PLUS
diff --git a/platform.txt b/platform.txt
index 04fa390dddf..4f59c7ef41d 100644
--- a/platform.txt
+++ b/platform.txt
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ build.code_debug=0
 build.defines=
 build.loop_core=
 build.event_core=
-build.extra_flags=-DARDUINO_HOST_OS="{runtime.os}" -DARDUINO_FQBN="{build.fqbn}" -DESP32=ESP32 -DCORE_DEBUG_LEVEL={build.code_debug} {build.loop_core} {build.event_core} {build.defines} {build.extra_flags.{build.mcu}} {build.zigbee_mode}
+build.log_subsystem=
+build.extra_flags=-DARDUINO_HOST_OS="{runtime.os}" -DARDUINO_FQBN="{build.fqbn}" -DESP32=ESP32 -DCORE_DEBUG_LEVEL={build.code_debug} {build.loop_core} {build.event_core} {build.defines} {build.extra_flags.{build.mcu}} {build.zigbee_mode} {build.log_subsystem}
 build.extra_libs=
 build.memory_type={build.boot}_qspi