diff --git a/engine/common/sys_con.c b/engine/common/sys_con.c
index daecebb9..8b4a3670 100644
--- a/engine/common/sys_con.c
+++ b/engine/common/sys_con.c
@@ -265,11 +265,19 @@ static void Sys_PrintStdout( const char *logtime, const char *msg )
 	IOS_Log( buf );
 #endif // TARGET_OS_IOS
 
-#if (XASH_NSWITCH && NSWITCH_DEBUG) || XASH_PSVITA // REMOVEME
+#if XASH_NSWITCH && NSWITCH_DEBUG
 	// just spew it to stderr normally in debug mode
 	fprintf( stderr, "%s %s", logtime, buf );
 #endif // XASH_NSWITCH && NSWITCH_DEBUG
 
+#if XASH_PSVITA
+	// spew to stderr only in developer mode
+	if( host_developer.value )
+	{
+		fprintf( stderr, "%s %s", logtime, buf );
+	}
+#endif
+
 #elif !XASH_WIN32 // Wcon does the job
 	Sys_PrintLogfile( STDOUT_FILENO, logtime, msg, XASH_COLORIZE_CONSOLE );
 	Sys_FlushStdout();