diff --git a/src/mesa/main/debug_output.c b/src/mesa/main/debug_output.c
index bee71950dea..cf61355d035 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/debug_output.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/debug_output.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "version.h"
 #include "util/hash_table.h"
 #include "util/list.h"
+#include "util/log.h"
 #include "util/u_memory.h"
 #include "api_exec_decl.h"
 
diff --git a/src/mesa/main/errors.c b/src/mesa/main/errors.c
index 36e70405965..571918cb93c 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/errors.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/errors.c
@@ -39,33 +39,6 @@
 #include "util/log.h"
 #include "api_exec_decl.h"
 
-static void
-output_if_debug(enum mesa_log_level level, const char *outputString)
-{
-   static int debug = -1;
-
-   /* Init the local 'debug' var once.
-    * Note: the _mesa_init_debug() function should have been called
-    * by now so MESA_DEBUG_FLAGS will be initialized.
-    */
-   if (debug == -1) {
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-      /* in debug builds, print messages unless MESA_DEBUG="silent" */
-      if (MESA_DEBUG_FLAGS & DEBUG_SILENT)
-         debug = 0;
-      else
-         debug = 1;
-#else
-      const char *env = getenv("MESA_DEBUG");
-      debug = env && strstr(env, "silent") == NULL;
-#endif
-   }
-
-   /* Now only print the string if we're required to do so. */
-   if (debug)
-      mesa_log(level, "Mesa", "%s", outputString);
-}
-
 /**
  * When a new type of error is recorded, print a message describing
  * previous errors which were accumulated.
@@ -80,7 +53,7 @@ flush_delayed_errors( struct gl_context *ctx )
                      ctx->ErrorDebugCount,
                      _mesa_enum_to_string(ctx->ErrorValue));
 
-      output_if_debug(MESA_LOG_ERROR, s);
+      mesa_log_if_debug(MESA_LOG_ERROR, s);
 
       ctx->ErrorDebugCount = 0;
    }
@@ -106,7 +79,7 @@ _mesa_warning( struct gl_context *ctx, const char *fmtString, ... )
    if (ctx)
       flush_delayed_errors( ctx );
 
-   output_if_debug(MESA_LOG_WARN, str);
+   mesa_log_if_debug(MESA_LOG_WARN, str);
 }
 
 
@@ -306,7 +279,7 @@ _mesa_error( struct gl_context *ctx, GLenum error, const char *fmtString, ... )
 
       /* Print the error to stderr if needed. */
       if (do_output) {
-         output_if_debug(MESA_LOG_ERROR, s2);
+         mesa_log_if_debug(MESA_LOG_ERROR, s2);
       }
 
       /* Log the error via ARB_debug_output if needed.*/
@@ -344,30 +317,12 @@ _mesa_debug( const struct gl_context *ctx, const char *fmtString, ... )
    va_start(args, fmtString);
    vsnprintf(s, MAX_DEBUG_MESSAGE_LENGTH, fmtString, args);
    va_end(args);
-   output_if_debug(MESA_LOG_DEBUG, s);
+   mesa_log_if_debug(MESA_LOG_DEBUG, s);
 #endif /* !NDEBUG */
    (void) ctx;
    (void) fmtString;
 }
 
-
-void
-_mesa_log(const char *fmtString, ...)
-{
-   char s[MAX_DEBUG_MESSAGE_LENGTH];
-   va_list args;
-   va_start(args, fmtString);
-   vsnprintf(s, MAX_DEBUG_MESSAGE_LENGTH, fmtString, args);
-   va_end(args);
-   output_if_debug(MESA_LOG_INFO, s);
-}
-
-void
-_mesa_log_direct(const char *string)
-{
-   output_if_debug(MESA_LOG_INFO, string);
-}
-
 /**
  * Report debug information from the shader compiler via GL_ARB_debug_output.
  *
diff --git a/src/mesa/main/errors.h b/src/mesa/main/errors.h
index b859625c447..f921b8e27b5 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/errors.h
+++ b/src/mesa/main/errors.h
@@ -63,12 +63,6 @@ _mesa_error_no_memory(const char *caller);
 extern void
 _mesa_debug( const struct gl_context *ctx, const char *fmtString, ... ) PRINTFLIKE(2, 3);
 
-extern void
-_mesa_log(const char *fmtString, ...) PRINTFLIKE(1, 2);
-
-extern void
-_mesa_log_direct(const char *string);
-
 
 void
 _mesa_shader_debug(struct gl_context *ctx, GLenum type, GLuint *id,
diff --git a/src/util/log.c b/src/util/log.c
index 41db2014f4c..ecd84447f34 100644
--- a/src/util/log.c
+++ b/src/util/log.c
@@ -119,6 +119,34 @@ mesa_log_init(void)
    call_once(&once, mesa_log_init_once);
 }
 
+void
+mesa_log_if_debug(enum mesa_log_level level, const char *outputString)
+{
+   static int debug = -1;
+
+   /* Init the local 'debug' var once. */
+   if (debug == -1) {
+      const char *env = getenv("MESA_DEBUG");
+      bool silent = env && strstr(env, "silent") != NULL;
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+      /* in debug builds, print messages unless MESA_DEBUG="silent" */
+      if (silent)
+         debug = 0;
+      else
+         debug = 1;
+#else
+      /* in release builds, print messages if any MESA_DEBUG value other than
+       * MESA_DEBUG="silent" is set
+       */
+      debug = env && !silent;
+#endif
+   }
+
+   /* Now only print the string if we're required to do so. */
+   if (debug)
+      mesa_log(level, "Mesa", "%s", outputString);
+}
+
 static inline const char *
 level_to_str(enum mesa_log_level l)
 {
@@ -387,6 +415,23 @@ mesa_log_v(enum mesa_log_level level, const char *tag, const char *format,
    }
 }
 
+void
+_mesa_log(const char *fmtString, ...)
+{
+   char s[MAX_LOG_MESSAGE_LENGTH];
+   va_list args;
+   va_start(args, fmtString);
+   vsnprintf(s, MAX_LOG_MESSAGE_LENGTH, fmtString, args);
+   va_end(args);
+   mesa_log_if_debug(MESA_LOG_INFO, s);
+}
+
+void
+_mesa_log_direct(const char *string)
+{
+   mesa_log_if_debug(MESA_LOG_INFO, string);
+}
+
 struct log_stream *
 _mesa_log_stream_create(enum mesa_log_level level, const char *tag)
 {
diff --git a/src/util/log.h b/src/util/log.h
index b9d062dc3d7..7bcce3d61e0 100644
--- a/src/util/log.h
+++ b/src/util/log.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ enum mesa_log_level {
    MESA_LOG_DEBUG,
 };
 
+#define MAX_LOG_MESSAGE_LENGTH 4096
+
 FILE *
 mesa_log_get_file(void);
 
@@ -54,6 +56,15 @@ void
 mesa_log_v(enum mesa_log_level, const char *tag, const char *format,
             va_list va);
 
+void
+_mesa_log(const char *fmtString, ...) PRINTFLIKE(1, 2);
+
+void
+_mesa_log_direct(const char *string);
+
+void
+mesa_log_if_debug(enum mesa_log_level level, const char *outputString);
+
 #define mesa_loge(fmt, ...) mesa_log(MESA_LOG_ERROR, (MESA_LOG_TAG), (fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define mesa_logw(fmt, ...) mesa_log(MESA_LOG_WARN, (MESA_LOG_TAG), (fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define mesa_logi(fmt, ...) mesa_log(MESA_LOG_INFO, (MESA_LOG_TAG), (fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)