diff --git a/logging.c b/logging.c
index 33667c25..a511786b 100644
--- a/logging.c
+++ b/logging.c
@@ -49,6 +49,19 @@ static void my_log_curses(int prio, const char *datetime, const char *str, bool
 
 /* high-level logging function, based on global opt_log_level */
 
+void applog(int prio, const char* fmt, ...) {
+	va_list args;
+
+	if (opt_debug || prio != LOG_DEBUG) {
+		if (use_syslog || opt_log_output || prio <= opt_log_level) {
+			char tmp42[LOGBUFSIZ];
+			va_start(args, fmt);
+			vsnprintf(tmp42, sizeof(tmp42), fmt, args);
+			va_end(args);
+			_applog(prio, tmp42, false);
+		}
+	}
+}
 /*
  * log function
  */
diff --git a/logging.h b/logging.h
index 2ca2c5f5..95a8fa47 100644
--- a/logging.h
+++ b/logging.h
@@ -30,20 +30,11 @@ extern int opt_log_show_date;
 
 #define LOGBUFSIZ 256
 
+void applog(int prio, const char* fmt, ...);
 extern void _applog(int prio, const char *str, bool force);
 
 #define IN_FMT_FFL " in %s %s():%d"
 
-#define applog(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__); \
-			_applog(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) { \