diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in
index 61d87a0a1cebda91e062a9265c26789a27c6f0b6..f36221cee660a8aa9aec3e0e6a9751b34c3ab7c7 100644
--- a/Config.in
+++ b/Config.in
@@ -425,6 +425,11 @@ menuconfig DEVEL
 		  In this instance, the --refererence option of git clone will
 		  be used thus creating a quick local clone of your repo.
 
+	config BUILD_LOG
+		bool "Enable log files during build process" if DEVEL
+		help
+		  If enabled log files will be written to the ./log directory
+
 menuconfig TARGET_OPTIONS
 	bool "Target Options"  if DEVEL
 
diff --git a/rules.mk b/rules.mk
index 7be2d6195d99afc1ad96b1ecc39972dbd1b8ad17..874066e3785ffabce2f19543c3ecc9ce842cb88d 100644
--- a/rules.mk
+++ b/rules.mk
@@ -239,6 +239,10 @@ else
   TAR_OPTIONS:=-xf -
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILD_LOG),y)
+  BUILD_LOG:=1
+endif
+
 define shvar
 V_$(subst .,_,$(subst -,_,$(subst /,_,$(1))))
 endef