diff --git a/include/libssh/priv.h b/include/libssh/priv.h
index 35a6e4f3..15855ff8 100644
--- a/include/libssh/priv.h
+++ b/include/libssh/priv.h
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ struct ssh_kex_struct;
 int ssh_get_key_params(ssh_session session, ssh_key *privkey);
 
 /* LOGGING */
+void ssh_log_function(int verbosity,
+                      const char *function,
+                      const char *buffer);
+
 void _ssh_log(int verbosity,
               const char *function,
               const char *format, ...) PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(3, 4);
diff --git a/src/error.c b/src/error.c
index f4a2af00..e30e7b03 100644
--- a/src/error.c
+++ b/src/error.c
@@ -61,11 +61,9 @@ void _ssh_set_error(void *error,
     va_end(va);
 
     err->error.error_code = code;
-    ssh_log_common(err,
-                   SSH_LOG_WARN,
-                   function,
-                   "Error: %s",
-                   err->error.error_buffer);
+    ssh_log_function(SSH_LOG_WARN,
+                     function,
+                     err->error.error_buffer);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index 9396cb93..fba5fdc4 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ static void ssh_log_stderr(int verbosity,
     fprintf(stderr, "  %s\n", buffer);
 }
 
-static void ssh_log_function(int verbosity,
-                             const char *function,
-                             const char *buffer)
+void ssh_log_function(int verbosity,
+                      const char *function,
+                      const char *buffer)
 {
     ssh_logging_callback log_fn = ssh_get_log_callback();
     if (log_fn) {