diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_context.c b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_context.c
index 5b52e1381f4..4969172e449 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_context.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_context.c
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@
 #include "freedreno_util.h"
 #include "util/u_upload_mgr.h"
 
+#if DETECT_OS_ANDROID
+#include "util/u_process.h"
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#endif
+
 static void
 fd_context_flush(struct pipe_context *pctx, struct pipe_fence_handle **fencep,
 		unsigned flags)
@@ -413,12 +419,26 @@ fd_context_init(struct fd_context *ctx, struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
 	list_inithead(&ctx->acc_active_queries);
 	list_inithead(&ctx->log_chunks);
 
+	ctx->log_out = stdout;
+
 	if ((fd_mesa_debug & FD_DBG_LOG) &&
 			!(ctx->record_timestamp && ctx->ts_to_ns)) {
 		printf("logging not supported!\n");
 		fd_mesa_debug &= ~FD_DBG_LOG;
 	}
 
+#if DETECT_OS_ANDROID
+	if (fd_mesa_debug && FD_DBG_LOG) {
+		static unsigned idx = 0;
+		char *p;
+		asprintf(&p, "/data/fdlog/%s-%d.log", util_get_process_name(), idx++);
+
+		FILE *f = fopen(p, "w");
+		if (f)
+			ctx->log_out = f;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	return pctx;
 
 fail:
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_context.h b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_context.h
index c07ef83e49d..8665d886a69 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_context.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_context.h
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ struct fd_context {
 
 	struct list_head log_chunks;  /* list of flushed log chunks in fifo order */
 	unsigned frame_nr;            /* frame counter (for fd_log) */
+	FILE *log_out;
 
 	/*
 	 * Common pre-cooked VBO state (used for a3xx and later):
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_log.c b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_log.c
index 8eb1966aabf..81160f86a92 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_log.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_log.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ free_chunk(struct fd_log_chunk *chunk)
 static void
 process_chunk(struct fd_context *ctx, struct fd_log_chunk *chunk)
 {
-	printf("+----- TS -----+ +----- NS -----+ +-- Δ --+  +----- MSG -----\n");
+	fprintf(ctx->log_out, "+----- TS -----+ +----- NS -----+ +-- Δ --+  +----- MSG -----\n");
 
 	uint64_t *timestamps = fd_bo_map(chunk->timestamps_bo);
 	uint64_t last_time_ns = 0;
@@ -136,15 +136,15 @@ process_chunk(struct fd_context *ctx, struct fd_log_chunk *chunk)
 			delta = 0;
 		}
 
-		printf("%016"PRIu64" %016"PRIu64" %+9d: %s\n", ts, ns, delta, msg);
+		fprintf(ctx->log_out, "%016"PRIu64" %016"PRIu64" %+9d: %s\n", ts, ns, delta, msg);
 		free(msg);
 
 	}
 
-	printf("ELAPSED: %"PRIu64" ns\n", last_time_ns - first_time_ns);
+	fprintf(ctx->log_out, "ELAPSED: %"PRIu64" ns\n", last_time_ns - first_time_ns);
 
 	if (chunk->eof)
-		printf("END OF FRAME %u\n", ctx->frame_nr++);
+		fprintf(ctx->log_out, "END OF FRAME %u\n", ctx->frame_nr++);
 }
 
 void
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ fd_log_process(struct fd_context *ctx, bool wait)
 		process_chunk(ctx, chunk);
 		free_chunk(chunk);
 	}
+
+	fflush(ctx->log_out);
 }
 
 void
@@ -217,7 +219,7 @@ void fd_log_eof(struct fd_context *ctx)
 		return;
 
 	if (list_is_empty(&ctx->log_chunks)) {
-		printf("WARNING: no log chunks!\n");
+		fprintf(ctx->log_out, "WARNING: no log chunks!\n");
 		return;
 	}