diff --git a/src/sio_socket.cpp b/src/sio_socket.cpp
index 34be59bf..db2ebb7c 100644
--- a/src/sio_socket.cpp
+++ b/src/sio_socket.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <cstdarg>
 #include <functional>
 
-#if DEBUG || _DEBUG
+#if (DEBUG || _DEBUG) && !defined(SIO_DISABLE_LOGGING)
 #define LOG(x) std::cout << x
 #else
 #define LOG(x)