diff --git a/libc/log/log.h b/libc/log/log.h
index 8e963c8cf..c19223515 100644
--- a/libc/log/log.h
+++ b/libc/log/log.h
@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ extern unsigned __log_level; /* log level for runtime check */
   ((!__builtin_constant_p(LEVEL) || (LEVEL) <= LOGGABLELEVEL) && \
    (LEVEL) <= __log_level)
 
+// log a message with the specified log level (not checking if LOGGABLE)
+#define ANYF(LEVEL, FMT, ...)                                   \
+  do {                                                          \
+    ++ftrace;                                                   \
+    flogf(LEVEL, __FILE__, __LINE__, NULL, FMT, ##__VA_ARGS__); \
+    --ftrace;                                                   \
+  } while (0)
+
 // die with an error message without backtrace and debugger invocation
 #define DIEF(FMT, ...)                                              \
   do {                                                              \
diff --git a/tool/net/redbean.c b/tool/net/redbean.c
index 8ad8f814d..9e2381dcf 100644
--- a/tool/net/redbean.c
+++ b/tool/net/redbean.c
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ static void ReportWorkerResources(int pid, struct rusage *ru) {
     AppendResourceReport(&b, ru, "\n");
     if (b) {
       if ((s = IndentLines(b, appendz(b).i - 1, 0, 1))) {
-        DEBUGF("(stat) resource report for pid %d\n%s", pid, s);
+        ANYF(kLogDebug, "(stat) resource report for pid %d\n%s", pid, s);
         free(s);
       }
       free(b);
@@ -6122,8 +6122,8 @@ static bool HandleMessageAcutal(void) {
   LockInc(&shared->c.messageshandled);
   ++messageshandled;
   if (loglatency || LOGGABLE(kLogDebug)) {
-    DEBUGF("(stat) %`'.*s latency %,ldµs", msg.uri.b - msg.uri.a, inbuf.p + msg.uri.a,
-           (long)((nowl() - startrequest) * 1e6L));
+    ANYF(kLogDebug, "(stat) %`'.*s latency %,ldµs", msg.uri.b - msg.uri.a, inbuf.p + msg.uri.a,
+         (long)((nowl() - startrequest) * 1e6L));
   }
   if (!generator) {
     return TransmitResponse(p);