diff --git a/intern/cycles/device/hiprt/device_impl.cpp b/intern/cycles/device/hiprt/device_impl.cpp
index 2a4d3471f41..990d1218eab 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/device/hiprt/device_impl.cpp
+++ b/intern/cycles/device/hiprt/device_impl.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,12 @@ HIPRTDevice::HIPRTDevice(const DeviceInfo &info,
     return;
   }
 
-  hiprtSetLogLevel(hiprtLogLevelNone);
+  if (VLOG_DEBUG_IS_ON) {
+    hiprtSetLogLevel(hiprtLogLevelInfo | hiprtLogLevelWarn | hiprtLogLevelError);
+  }
+  else {
+    hiprtSetLogLevel(hiprtLogLevelNone);
+  }
 }
 
 HIPRTDevice::~HIPRTDevice()