diff --git a/cores/esp32/HWCDC.cpp b/cores/esp32/HWCDC.cpp
index 170e323a035..062317d9f53 100644
--- a/cores/esp32/HWCDC.cpp
+++ b/cores/esp32/HWCDC.cpp
@@ -603,6 +603,7 @@ void HWCDC::setDebugOutput(bool en) {
   } else {
     ets_install_putc2(NULL);
   }
+  ets_install_putc1(NULL);  // closes UART log output
 }
 
 #if ARDUINO_USB_MODE && ARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT  // Hardware JTAG CDC selected
diff --git a/cores/esp32/USBCDC.cpp b/cores/esp32/USBCDC.cpp
index 945021a79e2..c7bb4582d4f 100644
--- a/cores/esp32/USBCDC.cpp
+++ b/cores/esp32/USBCDC.cpp
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ void USBCDC::setDebugOutput(bool en) {
   } else {
     ets_install_putc2(NULL);
   }
+  ets_install_putc1(NULL);  // closes UART log output
 }
 
 USBCDC::operator bool() const {
diff --git a/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-uart.c b/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-uart.c
index d2e98a2341a..5311aff4f37 100644
--- a/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-uart.c
+++ b/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-uart.c
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ int log_printfv(const char *format, va_list arg) {
       return 0;
     }
   }
-/*
+  /*
 // This causes dead locks with logging in specific cases and also with C++ constructors that may send logs
 #if !CONFIG_DISABLE_HAL_LOCKS
     if(s_uart_debug_nr != -1 && _uart_bus_array[s_uart_debug_nr].lock){
@@ -1194,16 +1194,8 @@ int log_printfv(const char *format, va_list arg) {
     }
 #endif
 */
-#if (ARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT == 1 && ARDUINO_USB_MODE == 0) || CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3 \
-  || ((CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32H2 || CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C6 || CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32P4) && ARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT == 1)
   vsnprintf(temp, len + 1, format, arg);
   ets_printf("%s", temp);
-#else
-  int wlen = vsnprintf(temp, len + 1, format, arg);
-  for (int i = 0; i < wlen; i++) {
-    ets_write_char_uart(temp[i]);
-  }
-#endif
   /*
 // This causes dead locks with logging and also with constructors that may send logs
 #if !CONFIG_DISABLE_HAL_LOCKS