diff --git a/src/nm-logging.c b/src/nm-logging.c
index 935b34a8e..a2581add2 100644
--- a/src/nm-logging.c
+++ b/src/nm-logging.c
@@ -98,10 +98,15 @@ typedef struct {
 	LogFormatFlags log_format_level;
 } LogLevelDesc;
 
+NMLogDomain _nm_logging_enabled_state[_LOGL_N_REAL] = {
+	/* nm_logging_setup ("INFO", LOGD_DEFAULT_STRING, NULL, NULL); */
+	[LOGL_INFO] = LOGD_DEFAULT,
+	[LOGL_WARN] = LOGD_DEFAULT,
+	[LOGL_ERR]  = LOGD_DEFAULT,
+};
+
 static struct {
 	NMLogLevel log_level;
-	NMLogDomain logging[_LOGL_N_REAL];
-	gboolean logging_set_up;
 	LogFormatFlags log_format_flags;
 	enum {
 		LOG_BACKEND_GLIB,
@@ -116,6 +121,7 @@ static struct {
 	 * but that feature doesn't seem well supported. */
 	const LogDesc domain_desc[_DOMAIN_DESC_LEN];
 } global = {
+	/* nm_logging_setup ("INFO", LOGD_DEFAULT_STRING, NULL, NULL); */
 	.log_level = LOGL_INFO,
 	.log_backend = LOG_BACKEND_GLIB,
 	.log_format_flags = _LOG_FORMAT_FLAG_DEFAULT,
@@ -185,19 +191,6 @@ static char *_domains_to_string (gboolean include_level_override);
 
 /************************************************************************/
 
-static void
-_ensure_initialized (void)
-{
-	if (G_UNLIKELY (!global.logging_set_up)) {
-		int errsv = errno;
-
-		nm_logging_setup ("INFO", LOGD_DEFAULT_STRING, NULL, NULL);
-
-		/* must ensure that errno is not modified. */
-		errno = errsv;
-	}
-}
-
 static gboolean
 match_log_level (const char  *level,
                  NMLogLevel  *out_level,
@@ -224,7 +217,7 @@ nm_logging_setup (const char  *level,
                   GError     **error)
 {
 	GString *unrecognized = NULL;
-	NMLogDomain new_logging[G_N_ELEMENTS (global.logging)];
+	NMLogDomain new_logging[G_N_ELEMENTS (_nm_logging_enabled_state)];
 	NMLogLevel new_log_level = global.log_level;
 	char **tmp, **iter;
 	int i;
@@ -235,13 +228,8 @@ nm_logging_setup (const char  *level,
 	g_return_val_if_fail (!error || !*error, FALSE);
 
 	/* domains */
-	if (!domains || !*domains) {
-		domains = global.logging_set_up
-		          ? (domains_free = _domains_to_string (FALSE))
-		          : LOGD_DEFAULT_STRING;
-	}
-
-	global.logging_set_up = TRUE;
+	if (!domains || !*domains)
+		domains = (domains_free = _domains_to_string (FALSE));
 
 	for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (new_logging); i++)
 		new_logging[i] = 0;
@@ -253,7 +241,7 @@ nm_logging_setup (const char  *level,
 		if (new_log_level == _LOGL_KEEP) {
 			new_log_level = global.log_level;
 			for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (new_logging); i++)
-				new_logging[i] = global.logging[i];
+				new_logging[i] = _nm_logging_enabled_state[i];
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -321,7 +309,7 @@ nm_logging_setup (const char  *level,
 
 		if (domain_log_level == _LOGL_KEEP) {
 			for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (new_logging); i++)
-				new_logging[i] = (new_logging[i] & ~bits) | (global.logging[i] & bits);
+				new_logging[i] = (new_logging[i] & ~bits) | (_nm_logging_enabled_state[i] & bits);
 		} else {
 			for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (new_logging); i++) {
 				if (i < domain_log_level)
@@ -339,7 +327,7 @@ nm_logging_setup (const char  *level,
 
 	global.log_level = new_log_level;
 	for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (new_logging); i++)
-		global.logging[i] = new_logging[i];
+		_nm_logging_enabled_state[i] = new_logging[i];
 
 	if (   had_platform_debug
 	    && _nm_logging_clear_platform_logging_cache
@@ -384,8 +372,6 @@ nm_logging_all_levels_to_string (void)
 const char *
 nm_logging_domains_to_string (void)
 {
-	_ensure_initialized ();
-
 	if (G_UNLIKELY (!global.logging_domains_to_string))
 		global.logging_domains_to_string = _domains_to_string (TRUE);
 
@@ -406,7 +392,7 @@ _domains_to_string (gboolean include_level_override)
 	str = g_string_sized_new (75);
 	for (diter = &global.domain_desc[0]; diter->name; diter++) {
 		/* If it's set for any lower level, it will also be set for LOGL_ERR */
-		if (!(diter->num & global.logging[LOGL_ERR]))
+		if (!(diter->num & _nm_logging_enabled_state[LOGL_ERR]))
 			continue;
 
 		if (str->len)
@@ -418,15 +404,15 @@ _domains_to_string (gboolean include_level_override)
 
 		/* Check if it's logging at a lower level than the default. */
 		for (i = 0; i < global.log_level; i++) {
-			if (diter->num & global.logging[i]) {
+			if (diter->num & _nm_logging_enabled_state[i]) {
 				g_string_append_printf (str, ":%s", global.level_desc[i].name);
 				break;
 			}
 		}
 		/* Check if it's logging at a higher level than the default. */
-		if (!(diter->num & global.logging[global.log_level])) {
-			for (i = global.log_level + 1; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (global.logging); i++) {
-				if (diter->num & global.logging[i]) {
+		if (!(diter->num & _nm_logging_enabled_state[global.log_level])) {
+			for (i = global.log_level + 1; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (_nm_logging_enabled_state); i++) {
+				if (diter->num & _nm_logging_enabled_state[i]) {
 					g_string_append_printf (str, ":%s", global.level_desc[i].name);
 					break;
 				}
@@ -459,18 +445,6 @@ nm_logging_all_domains_to_string (void)
 	return str->str;
 }
 
-gboolean
-nm_logging_enabled (NMLogLevel level, NMLogDomain domain)
-{
-	if ((guint) level >= G_N_ELEMENTS (global.logging))
-		g_return_val_if_reached (FALSE);
-
-	/* This function is guaranteed not to modify errno. */
-	_ensure_initialized ();
-
-	return !!(global.logging[level] & domain);
-}
-
 #if SYSTEMD_JOURNAL
 __attribute__((__format__ (__printf__, 4, 5)))
 static void
@@ -515,12 +489,10 @@ _nm_log_impl (const char *file,
 	char s_buf_location[1024];
 	GTimeVal tv;
 
-	if ((guint) level >= G_N_ELEMENTS (global.logging))
+	if ((guint) level >= G_N_ELEMENTS (_nm_logging_enabled_state))
 		g_return_if_reached ();
 
-	_ensure_initialized ();
-
-	if (!(global.logging[level] & domain))
+	if (!(_nm_logging_enabled_state[level] & domain))
 		return;
 
 	/* Make sure that %m maps to the specified error */
@@ -609,7 +581,7 @@ _nm_log_impl (const char *file,
 				const char *s_domain_1 = NULL;
 				GString *s_domain_all = NULL;
 				NMLogDomain dom_all = domain;
-				NMLogDomain dom = dom_all & global.logging[level];
+				NMLogDomain dom = dom_all & _nm_logging_enabled_state[level];
 
 				for (diter = &global.domain_desc[0]; diter->name; diter++) {
 					if (!NM_FLAGS_HAS (dom_all, diter->num))
diff --git a/src/nm-logging.h b/src/nm-logging.h
index 27f89f5d5..c13467050 100644
--- a/src/nm-logging.h
+++ b/src/nm-logging.h
@@ -158,7 +158,14 @@ void _nm_log_impl (const char *file,
 
 const char *nm_logging_level_to_string (void);
 const char *nm_logging_domains_to_string (void);
-gboolean nm_logging_enabled (NMLogLevel level, NMLogDomain domain);
+
+extern NMLogDomain _nm_logging_enabled_state[_LOGL_N_REAL];
+static inline gboolean
+nm_logging_enabled (NMLogLevel level, NMLogDomain domain)
+{
+	nm_assert (((guint) level) < G_N_ELEMENTS (_nm_logging_enabled_state));
+	return !!(_nm_logging_enabled_state[level] & domain);
+}
 
 const char *nm_logging_all_levels_to_string (void);
 const char *nm_logging_all_domains_to_string (void);