diff --git a/external/libdxfrw/intern/drw_dbg.cpp b/external/libdxfrw/intern/drw_dbg.cpp
index 7bf0bbe38f2..469b8580e67 100644
--- a/external/libdxfrw/intern/drw_dbg.cpp
+++ b/external/libdxfrw/intern/drw_dbg.cpp
@@ -10,17 +10,14 @@
 **  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.    **
 ******************************************************************************/
 
+#include <iostream>
+#include <iomanip>
 #include "drw_dbg.h"
 
-#include "qgslogger.h"
+DRW_dbg *DRW_dbg::instance{nullptr};
 
+/*********private clases*************/
 
-#include <QTextStream>
-#include <QStringList>
-
-DRW_dbg *DRW_dbg::instance = nullptr;
-
-/*********private classes*************/
 class print_debug : public DRW::DebugPrinter {
 public:
     void printS(const std::string& s) override;
@@ -31,12 +28,8 @@ public:
     void printB(int i) override;
     void printHL(int c, int s, int h) override;
     void printPT(double x, double y, double z) override;
-    ~print_debug() override { QgsDebugMsgLevel( mBuf, 5 ); }
 private:
     std::ios_base::fmtflags flags{std::cerr.flags()};
-    QString mBuf;
-    QTextStream mTS;
-    void flush();
 };
 
 /********* debug class *************/
@@ -119,60 +112,41 @@ void DRW_dbg::printPT(double x, double y, double z){
     currentPrinter->printPT(x, y, z);
 }
 
-void print_debug::flush()
-{
-  QStringList lines = mBuf.split( '\n' );
-  for ( int i = 0; i < lines.size() - 1; i++ )
-  {
-    QgsDebugMsgLevel( lines[i], 4 );
-  }
-  mBuf = lines.last();
+void print_debug::printS(const std::string& s){
+    std::cerr << s;
 }
 
-void print_debug::printS( const std::string& s )
-{
-  mTS << QString::fromStdString( s );
-  flush();
+void print_debug::printI(long long int i){
+    std::cerr << i;
 }
 
-void print_debug::printI( long long int i )
-{
-  mTS << i;
-  flush();
+void print_debug::printUI(long long unsigned int i){
+    std::cerr << i;
 }
 
-void print_debug::printUI( long long unsigned int i )
-{
-  mTS << i;
-  flush();
+void print_debug::printD(double d){
+    std::cerr << std::fixed << d;
 }
 
-void print_debug::printD( double d )
-{
-  mTS << QStringLiteral( "%1 " ).arg( d, 0, 'g' );
-  flush();
+void print_debug::printH(long long  i){
+    std::cerr << "0x" << std::setw(2) << std::setfill('0');
+    std::cerr << std::hex << i;
+    std::cerr.flags(flags);
 }
 
-void print_debug::printH( long long  i )
-{
-  mTS << QStringLiteral( "0x%1" ).arg( i, 0, 16 );
-  flush();
+void print_debug::printB(int i){
+    std::cerr << std::setw(8) << std::setfill('0');
+    std::cerr << std::setbase(2) << i;
+    std::cerr.flags(flags);
 }
 
-void print_debug::printB( int i )
-{
-  mTS << QStringLiteral( "0%1" ).arg( i, 0, 8 );
-  flush();
+void print_debug::printHL(int c, int s, int h){
+    std::cerr << c << '.' << s << '.';
+    std::cerr << "0x" << std::setw(2) << std::setfill('0');
+    std::cerr << std::hex << h;
+    std::cerr.flags(flags);
 }
 
-void print_debug::printHL( int c, int s, int h )
-{
-  mTS << QStringLiteral( "%1.%2 0x%3" ).arg( c ).arg( s ).arg( h, 0, 16 );
-  flush();
-}
-
-void print_debug::printPT( double x, double y, double z )
-{
-  mTS << QStringLiteral( "x:%1 y:%2 z:%3" ).arg( x, 0, 'g' ).arg( y, 0, 'g' ).arg( z, 0, 'g' );
-  flush();
+void print_debug::printPT(double x, double y, double z){
+    std::cerr << std::fixed << "x: " << x << ", y: " << y << ", z: "<< z;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/dwg/qgsdwgimporter.cpp b/src/app/dwg/qgsdwgimporter.cpp
index 9efbd98e6ef..a17b307d049 100644
--- a/src/app/dwg/qgsdwgimporter.cpp
+++ b/src/app/dwg/qgsdwgimporter.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include <gdal.h>
 #include <ogr_srs_api.h>
 #include <memory>
+#include <mutex>
 
 #define LOG( x ) { QgsDebugMsg( x ); QgsMessageLog::logMessage( x, QObject::tr( "DWG/DXF import" ) ); }
 #define ONCE( x ) { static bool show=true; if( show ) LOG( x ); show=false; }
@@ -64,6 +65,82 @@
 #endif
 
 
+class QgsDrwDebugPrinter : public DRW::DebugPrinter
+{
+  public:
+
+    QgsDrwDebugPrinter()
+      : mTS( &mBuf )
+    { }
+    ~QgsDrwDebugPrinter() override
+    {
+      QgsDebugMsgLevel( mBuf, 4 );
+    }
+
+    void printS( const std::string &s ) override
+    {
+      mTS << QString::fromStdString( s );
+      flush();
+    }
+
+    void printI( long long int i ) override
+    {
+      mTS << i;
+      flush();
+    }
+
+    void printUI( long long unsigned int i ) override
+    {
+      mTS << i;
+      flush();
+    }
+
+    void printD( double d ) override
+    {
+      mTS << QStringLiteral( "%1 " ).arg( d, 0, 'g' );
+      flush();
+    }
+
+    void printH( long long int i ) override
+    {
+      mTS << QStringLiteral( "0x%1" ).arg( i, 0, 16 );
+      flush();
+    }
+
+    void printB( int i ) override
+    {
+      mTS << QStringLiteral( "0%1" ).arg( i, 0, 8 );
+      flush();
+    }
+
+    void printHL( int c, int s, int h ) override
+    {
+      mTS << QStringLiteral( "%1.%2 0x%3" ).arg( c ).arg( s ).arg( h, 0, 16 );
+      flush();
+    }
+
+    void printPT( double x, double y, double z ) override
+    {
+      mTS << QStringLiteral( "x:%1 y:%2 z:%3" ).arg( x, 0, 'g' ).arg( y, 0, 'g' ).arg( z, 0, 'g' );
+      flush();
+    }
+
+  private:
+    std::ios_base::fmtflags flags{std::cerr.flags()};
+    QString mBuf;
+    QTextStream mTS;
+    void flush()
+    {
+      QStringList lines = mBuf.split( '\n' );
+      for ( int i = 0; i < lines.size() - 1; i++ )
+      {
+        QgsDebugMsgLevel( lines[i], 4 );
+      }
+      mBuf = lines.last();
+    }
+};
+
+
 QgsDwgImporter::QgsDwgImporter( const QString &database, const QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem &crs )
   : mDs( nullptr )
   , mDatabase( database )
@@ -76,6 +153,13 @@ QgsDwgImporter::QgsDwgImporter( const QString &database, const QgsCoordinateRefe
 {
   QgsDebugCall;
 
+  // setup custom debug printer for libdxfrw
+  static std::once_flag initialized;
+  std::call_once( initialized, [ = ]( )
+  {
+    DRW::setCustomDebugPrinter( new QgsDrwDebugPrinter() );
+  } );
+
   const QString crswkt( crs.toWkt( QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem::WKT_PREFERRED_GDAL ) );
   mCrsH = QgsOgrUtils::crsToOGRSpatialReference( crs );
   QgsDebugMsg( QStringLiteral( "CRS %1[%2]: %3" ).arg( mCrs ).arg( ( qint64 ) mCrsH, 0, 16 ).arg( crswkt ) );