diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/ssa.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/ssa.go
index 56f2474635..6bf5899ba0 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/ssa.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/ssa.go
@@ -3654,7 +3654,7 @@ func genssa(f *ssa.Func, ptxt *obj.Prog, gcargs, gclocals *Sym) {
 
 	var valueProgs map[*obj.Prog]*ssa.Value
 	var blockProgs map[*obj.Prog]*ssa.Block
-	const logProgs = true
+	var logProgs = e.log
 	if logProgs {
 		valueProgs = make(map[*obj.Prog]*ssa.Value, f.NumValues())
 		blockProgs = make(map[*obj.Prog]*ssa.Block, f.NumBlocks())