diff --git a/src/basic/log.c b/src/basic/log.c
index dd9c7db18b..7f2847da3c 100644
--- a/src/basic/log.c
+++ b/src/basic/log.c
@@ -885,9 +885,8 @@ void log_assert_failed_return_realm(
                    "Assertion '%s' failed at %s:%u, function %s(). Ignoring.");
 }
 
-int log_oom_internal(LogRealm realm, const char *file, int line, const char *func) {
-        return log_internal_realm(LOG_REALM_PLUS_LEVEL(realm, LOG_ERR),
-                                  ENOMEM, file, line, func, "Out of memory.");
+int log_oom_internal(int level, const char *file, int line, const char *func) {
+        return log_internal_realm(level, ENOMEM, file, line, func, "Out of memory.");
 }
 
 int log_format_iovec(
diff --git a/src/basic/log.h b/src/basic/log.h
index 6c5e42a0e4..41d828fd98 100644
--- a/src/basic/log.h
+++ b/src/basic/log.h
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ int log_struct_internal(
                 const char *format, ...) _printf_(6,0) _sentinel_;
 
 int log_oom_internal(
-                LogRealm realm,
+                int level,
                 const char *file,
                 int line,
                 const char *func);
@@ -286,7 +286,8 @@ int log_emergency_level(void);
         log_dump_internal(LOG_REALM_PLUS_LEVEL(LOG_REALM, level), \
                           0, PROJECT_FILE, __LINE__, __func__, buffer)
 
-#define log_oom() log_oom_internal(LOG_REALM, PROJECT_FILE, __LINE__, __func__)
+#define log_oom() log_oom_internal(LOG_REALM_PLUS_LEVEL(LOG_REALM, LOG_ERR), PROJECT_FILE, __LINE__, __func__)
+#define log_oom_debug() log_oom_internal(LOG_REALM_PLUS_LEVEL(LOG_REALM, LOG_DEBUG), PROJECT_FILE, __LINE__, __func__)
 
 bool log_on_console(void) _pure_;