diff --git a/src/AudioCodecs/AudioEncoded.h b/src/AudioCodecs/AudioEncoded.h
index 034854bfb6..67c936e75e 100644
--- a/src/AudioCodecs/AudioEncoded.h
+++ b/src/AudioCodecs/AudioEncoded.h
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ class EncodedAudioOutput : public ModifyingOutput {
 
   /// Starts the processing - sets the status to active
   bool begin() override {
+#if USE_AUDIO_LOGGING
     custom_log_level.set();
+#endif
     TRACED();
     if (!active) {
       TRACED();
@@ -150,7 +152,9 @@ class EncodedAudioOutput : public ModifyingOutput {
         LOGW("no decoder or encoder defined");
       }
     }
+#if USE_AUDIO_LOGGING
     custom_log_level.reset();
+#endif
     return active;
   }
 
@@ -162,12 +166,16 @@ class EncodedAudioOutput : public ModifyingOutput {
 
   /// Ends the processing
   void end() override {
+#if USE_AUDIO_LOGGING
     custom_log_level.set();
+#endif
     TRACEI();
     decoder_ptr->end();
     encoder_ptr->end();
     active = false;
+#if USE_AUDIO_LOGGING
     custom_log_level.reset();
+#endif
   }
 
   /// encoder decode the data
@@ -176,7 +184,9 @@ class EncodedAudioOutput : public ModifyingOutput {
       //LOGI("write: %d", 0);
       return 0;
     }
+#if USE_AUDIO_LOGGING
     custom_log_level.set();
+#endif
     LOGD("EncodedAudioOutput::write: %d", (int)len);
 
     if (writer_ptr == nullptr || data == nullptr) {
@@ -190,8 +200,9 @@ class EncodedAudioOutput : public ModifyingOutput {
 
     size_t result = writer_ptr->write(data, len);
     LOGD("EncodedAudioOutput::write: %d -> %d", (int)len, (int)result);
+#if USE_AUDIO_LOGGING
     custom_log_level.reset();
-
+#endif
     return result;
   }
 
@@ -209,8 +220,10 @@ class EncodedAudioOutput : public ModifyingOutput {
   /// Provides the initialized encoder
   AudioEncoder &encoder() { return *encoder_ptr; }
 
+#if USE_AUDIO_LOGGING
   /// Defines the class specific custom log level
   void setLogLevel(AudioLogger::LogLevel level) { custom_log_level.set(level); }
+#endif
   /// Is Available for Write check activated ?
   bool isCheckAvailableForWrite() { return check_available_for_write; }
 
@@ -225,7 +238,9 @@ class EncodedAudioOutput : public ModifyingOutput {
   Print *ptr_out = nullptr;
   bool active = false;
   bool check_available_for_write = false;
+#if USE_AUDIO_LOGGING
   CustomLogLevel custom_log_level;
+#endif
   int frame_size = DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE;
 };
 
@@ -362,8 +377,10 @@ class EncodedAudioStream : public ReformatBaseStream {
 
   float getByteFactor() { return 1.0f; }
 
-  /// Defines the class specific custom log level
+#if USE_AUDIO_LOGGING
+ /// Defines the class specific custom log level
   void setLogLevel(AudioLogger::LogLevel level) { enc_out.setLogLevel(level); }
+#endif
 
  protected:
   EncodedAudioOutput enc_out;