diff --git a/core/java/android/database/sqlite/SQLiteDebug.java b/core/java/android/database/sqlite/SQLiteDebug.java
index 1afa0f8d70902..b84a8d24d42a3 100644
--- a/core/java/android/database/sqlite/SQLiteDebug.java
+++ b/core/java/android/database/sqlite/SQLiteDebug.java
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ public final class SQLiteDebug {
         /**
          * True to enable database performance testing instrumentation.
          */
-        public static final boolean DEBUG_LOG_SLOW_QUERIES = Build.IS_DEBUGGABLE;
+        public static final boolean DEBUG_LOG_SLOW_QUERIES =
+                Log.isLoggable("SQLiteSlowQueries", Log.VERBOSE);
 
         private static final String SLOW_QUERY_THRESHOLD_PROP = "db.log.slow_query_threshold";