diff --git a/verbosity.c b/verbosity.c
index 42a79f4977..9db900e8e4 100644
--- a/verbosity.c
+++ b/verbosity.c
@@ -118,9 +118,11 @@ void retro_main_log_file_init(const char *path)
    log_file_fp          = (FILE*)fopen_utf8(path, "wb");
    log_file_initialized = true;
 
+#if !defined(PS2)
    /* TODO: this is only useful for a few platforms, find which and add ifdef */
    log_file_buf = calloc(1, 0x4000);
    setvbuf(log_file_fp, (char*)log_file_buf, _IOFBF, 0x4000);
+#endif
 }
 
 void retro_main_log_file_deinit(void)