diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6d5e0ce660..65a70066fd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -732,6 +732,7 @@ sed \
 AC_OUTPUT
 
 dnl negate for output
+if test "x${GST_DISABLE_GST_DEBUG}" = "xno"; then enable_gst_debug="yes"; fi
 if test "x${GST_DISABLE_LOADSAVE}" = "xno"; then enable_loadsave="yes"; fi
 if test "x${GST_DISABLE_PARSE}" = "xno"; then enable_parse="yes"; fi
 if test "x${GST_DISABLE_OPTION_PARSING}" = "xno"; then enable_option_parsing="yes"; fi
@@ -754,6 +755,7 @@ Configuration
 	Documentation (manuals)    : ${enable_docbook}
 	Documentation (API)        : ${enable_gtk_doc}
 
+	Debug Logging              : ${enable_gst_debug}
 	Pipeline XML load/save     : ${enable_loadsave}
 	Command-line parser        : ${enable_parse}
 	Option parsing in gst_init : ${enable_option_parsing}
diff --git a/gst/gstinfo.c b/gst/gstinfo.c
index f13b4e93f5..6d50478b92 100644
--- a/gst/gstinfo.c
+++ b/gst/gstinfo.c
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
  * categories. These are explained at GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT().
  */
 
+#define GST_INFO_C
 #include "gst_private.h"
 #include "gstinfo.h"
 
@@ -1564,24 +1565,6 @@ gst_debug_log_valist (GstDebugCategory * category, GstDebugLevel level,
 {
 }
 
-const gchar *
-gst_debug_message_get (GstDebugMessage * message)
-{
-  return "";
-}
-
-gchar *
-gst_debug_construct_term_color (guint colorinfo)
-{
-  return g_strdup ("");
-}
-
-gint
-gst_debug_construct_win_color (guint colorinfo)
-{
-  return 0;
-}
-
 void
 gst_debug_log_default (GstDebugCategory * category, GstDebugLevel level,
     const gchar * file, const gchar * function, gint line,
@@ -1589,17 +1572,6 @@ gst_debug_log_default (GstDebugCategory * category, GstDebugLevel level,
 {
 }
 
-const gchar *
-gst_debug_level_get_name (GstDebugLevel level)
-{
-  return "";
-}
-
-void
-gst_debug_add_log_function (GstLogFunction func, gpointer data)
-{
-}
-
 guint
 gst_debug_remove_log_function (GstLogFunction func)
 {
diff --git a/gst/gstinfo.h b/gst/gstinfo.h
index c84e78fe58..dcefc8b78c 100644
--- a/gst/gstinfo.h
+++ b/gst/gstinfo.h
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ G_CONST_RETURN gchar *
 #else /* GST_DISABLE_GST_DEBUG */
 
 
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 3
+#if !defined(GST_INFO_C) && defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 3
 #  pragma GCC poison gst_debug_log
 #  pragma GCC poison gst_debug_log_valist
 #  pragma GCC poison _gst_debug_category_new