diff --git a/ccache.h b/ccache.h
index 0e24290..a3072df 100644
--- a/ccache.h
+++ b/ccache.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ char *hash_result(struct mdfour *md);
 void hash_result_as_bytes(struct mdfour *md, unsigned char *out);
 void hash_buffer(struct mdfour *md, const void *s, size_t len);
 
+void cc_log_no_newline(const char *format, ...) ATTR_FORMAT(printf, 1, 2);
 void cc_log(const char *format, ...) ATTR_FORMAT(printf, 1, 2);
 void fatal(const char *format, ...) ATTR_FORMAT(printf, 1, 2);
 
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index ccbbc5a..9f90efd 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -42,10 +42,8 @@
 
 static FILE *logfile;
 
-/* log a message to the CCACHE_LOGFILE location */
-void cc_log(const char *format, ...)
+static void cc_log_va_list(const char *format, va_list ap)
 {
-	va_list ap;
 	extern char *cache_logfile;
 
 	if (!cache_logfile) return;
@@ -54,8 +52,29 @@ void cc_log(const char *format, ...)
 	if (!logfile) return;
 
 	fprintf(logfile, "[%-5d] ", getpid());
-	va_start(ap, format);
 	vfprintf(logfile, format, ap);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Log a message to the CCACHE_LOGFILE location without newline and without
+ * flushing.
+ */
+void cc_log_no_newline(const char *format, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+	va_start(ap, format);
+	cc_log_va_list(format, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Log a message to the CCACHE_LOGFILE location adding a newline and flushing.
+ */
+void cc_log(const char *format, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+	va_start(ap, format);
+	cc_log_va_list(format, ap);
 	va_end(ap);
 	fprintf(logfile, "\n");
 	fflush(logfile);