diff --git a/scripts/update_api.py b/scripts/update_api.py
index a0df28a6a..94cabf72b 100755
--- a/scripts/update_api.py
+++ b/scripts/update_api.py
@@ -1687,9 +1687,8 @@ def write_log_h_preamble(log_h):
   log_h.write('#endif\n')
   #
   log_h.write('#include<iostream>\n')
-  log_h.write('#include<atomic>\n')
   log_h.write('extern std::ostream * g_z3_log;\n')
-  log_h.write('extern std::atomic<bool>      g_z3_log_enabled;\n')
+  log_h.write('extern bool      g_z3_log_enabled;\n')
   log_h.write('class z3_log_ctx { bool m_prev; public: z3_log_ctx():m_prev(g_z3_log_enabled) { g_z3_log_enabled = false; } ~z3_log_ctx() { g_z3_log_enabled = m_prev; } bool enabled() const { return m_prev; } };\n')
   log_h.write('inline void SetR(void * obj) { *g_z3_log << "= " << obj << "\\n"; }\ninline void SetO(void * obj, unsigned pos) { *g_z3_log << "* " << obj << " " << pos << "\\n"; } \ninline void SetAO(void * obj, unsigned pos, unsigned idx) { *g_z3_log << "@ " << obj << " " << pos << " " << idx << "\\n"; }\n')
   log_h.write('#define RETURN_Z3(Z3RES) if (_LOG_CTX.enabled()) { SetR(Z3RES); } return Z3RES\n')
diff --git a/src/api/api_log.cpp b/src/api/api_log.cpp
index 0d49280ff..5f2d8f8af 100644
--- a/src/api/api_log.cpp
+++ b/src/api/api_log.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Revision History:
 #include "util/z3_version.h"
 
 std::ostream * g_z3_log = nullptr;
-std::atomic<bool> g_z3_log_enabled   = false;
+bool g_z3_log_enabled   = false;
 
 #ifdef Z3_LOG_SYNC
 static std::mutex g_log_mux;