diff --git a/src/devices/cpu/m6805/m68705.cpp b/src/devices/cpu/m6805/m68705.cpp
index 5a2d666ea7a..52734e0500a 100644
--- a/src/devices/cpu/m6805/m68705.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/cpu/m6805/m68705.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * Configurable logging
  ****************************************************************************/
 
+#define LOG_GENERAL (1U <<  0)
 #define LOG_INT     (1U <<  1)
 #define LOG_IOPORT  (1U <<  2)
 #define LOG_TIMER   (1U <<  3)
diff --git a/src/devices/machine/z80scc.cpp b/src/devices/machine/z80scc.cpp
index f81ab259fa1..e2d4291b467 100644
--- a/src/devices/machine/z80scc.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/machine/z80scc.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ DONE (x) (p=partly)         NMOS         CMOS       ESCC      EMSCC
 //  CONFIGURABLE LOGGING
 //**************************************************************************
 
+#define LOG_GENERAL (1U <<  0)
 #define LOG_SETUP   (1U <<  1)
 #define LOG_PRINTF  (1U <<  2)
 #define LOG_READ    (1U <<  3)
diff --git a/src/emu/logmacro.h b/src/emu/logmacro.h
index 14f80772461..0f7860aec57 100644
--- a/src/emu/logmacro.h
+++ b/src/emu/logmacro.h
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 #define LOG_OUTPUT_FUNC logerror
 #endif
 
+#ifndef LOG_GENERAL
 #define LOG_GENERAL (1U << 0)
+#endif
 
 #define LOGMASKED(mask, ...) do { if (VERBOSE & (mask)) (LOG_OUTPUT_FUNC)(__VA_ARGS__); } while (false)