diff --git a/libs/utils/Static.cpp b/libs/utils/Static.cpp
index 4dfa57830..ceca43552 100644
--- a/libs/utils/Static.cpp
+++ b/libs/utils/Static.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ public:
 protected:
     virtual status_t writeLines(const struct iovec& vec, size_t N)
     {
-        android_writevLog(&vec, N);
+        //android_writevLog(&vec, N);       <-- this is now a no-op
+        if (N != 1) LOGI("WARNING: writeLines N=%d\n", N);
+        LOGI("%.*s", vec.iov_len, (const char*) vec.iov_base);
         return NO_ERROR;
     }
 };