diff --git a/verbosity.c b/verbosity.c
index 418c526d00..207070ea75 100644
--- a/verbosity.c
+++ b/verbosity.c
@@ -50,12 +50,14 @@
  * will write to this file. */
 static FILE *log_file      = NULL;
 static bool main_verbosity = false;
+static bool initialized = false;
 
 void verbosity_enable(void)
 {
    main_verbosity = true;
 #ifdef RARCH_INTERNAL
-   frontend_driver_attach_console();
+   if (!log_file)
+      frontend_driver_attach_console();
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -63,7 +65,8 @@ void verbosity_disable(void)
 {
    main_verbosity = false;
 #ifdef RARCH_INTERNAL
-   frontend_driver_detach_console();
+   if (!log_file)
+      frontend_driver_detach_console();
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -84,11 +87,14 @@ void *retro_main_log_file(void)
 
 void retro_main_log_file_init(const char *path)
 {
+   if (initialized)
+      return;
    log_file     = stderr;
    if (path == NULL)
       return;
 
    log_file = fopen(path, "wb");
+   initialized = true;
 }
 
 void retro_main_log_file_deinit(void)
@@ -102,7 +108,7 @@ void retro_main_log_file_deinit(void)
 void RARCH_LOG_V(const char *tag, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 {
 #if TARGET_OS_IPHONE
-   static int asl_inited = 0;
+   static int asl_initialized = 0;
 #if !TARGET_IPHONE_SIMULATOR
 static aslclient asl_client;
 #endif
@@ -117,10 +123,10 @@ static aslclient asl_client;
 #if TARGET_IPHONE_SIMULATOR
    vprintf(fmt, ap);
 #else
-   if (!asl_inited)
+   if (!asl_initialized)
    {
       asl_client = asl_open(file_path_str(FILE_PATH_PROGRAM_NAME), "com.apple.console", ASL_OPT_STDERR | ASL_OPT_NO_DELAY);
-      asl_inited = 1;
+      asl_initialized = 1;
    }
    aslmsg msg = asl_new(ASL_TYPE_MSG);
    asl_set(msg, ASL_KEY_READ_UID, "-1");