diff --git a/logging.c b/logging.c
index 33667c25..2d638745 100644
--- a/logging.c
+++ b/logging.c
@@ -111,3 +111,23 @@ void _applog(int prio, const char *str, bool force)
 		my_log_curses(prio, datetime, str, force);
 	}
 }
+
+void _simplelog(int prio, const char *str, bool force)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG_H
+	if (use_syslog) {
+		syslog(prio, "%s", str);
+	}
+#else
+	if (0) {}
+#endif
+	else {
+		/* Only output to stderr if it's not going to the screen as well */
+		if (!isatty(fileno((FILE *)stderr))) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", str);	/* atomic write to stderr */
+			fflush(stderr);
+		}
+
+		my_log_curses(prio, "", str, force);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/logging.h b/logging.h
index 2ca2c5f5..b54e0fd1 100644
--- a/logging.h
+++ b/logging.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ extern int opt_log_show_date;
 #define LOGBUFSIZ 256
 
 extern void _applog(int prio, const char *str, bool force);
+extern void _simplelog(int prio, const char *str, bool force);
 
 #define IN_FMT_FFL " in %s %s():%d"
 
@@ -44,6 +45,16 @@ extern void _applog(int prio, const char *str, bool force);
 	} \
 } while (0)
 
+#define simplelog(prio, fmt, ...) do { \
+	if (opt_debug || prio != LOG_DEBUG) { \
+		if (use_syslog || opt_log_output || prio <= opt_log_level) { \
+			char tmp42[LOGBUFSIZ]; \
+			snprintf(tmp42, sizeof(tmp42), fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__); \
+			_simplelog(prio, tmp42, false); \
+		} \
+	} \
+} while (0)
+
 #define applogsiz(prio, _SIZ, fmt, ...) do { \
 	if (opt_debug || prio != LOG_DEBUG) { \
 		if (use_syslog || opt_log_output || prio <= opt_log_level) { \