diff --git a/src/core/model/log-macros-disabled.h b/src/core/model/log-macros-disabled.h
index 368fe152a..4b4d51541 100644
--- a/src/core/model/log-macros-disabled.h
+++ b/src/core/model/log-macros-disabled.h
@@ -29,16 +29,47 @@
 #define NS3_LOG_MACROS_DISABLED_H
 
 #ifndef NS3_LOG_ENABLE
+/*
+  Implementation Note:
+
+  std::clog << msg
+  This expression is required for forms like NS_LOG_LOGIC (... << std::endl ...)
+
+  
+  ns3::ParameterLogger (std::clog) << msg
+  This expression is required for NS_LOG_FUNCTION (... << vector ...)
+
+  IMO ParameterLogger should work for both cases, but it fails
+  with the error:
+
+    note: in expansion of macro NS_LOG_LOGIC (std::endl...
+    error: no match for operator<< (operand types are ns3::ParameterLogger
+    and <unresolved overloaded function type>)
+    
+    note: candidate: template<class T> ns3::ParameterLogger&
+      ns3::ParameterLogger::operator<<(T)
+    note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed
+    note:   couldn't deduce template parameter T
+
+  Note that std::endl is templated manipulator function, which needs the
+  target stream to resolve it's own template parameters.  The compiler
+  should deduce this from the ParameterLogger::operator<< <T> ()
+  implementation, but evidently fails to do so.
+
+*/
+
 
 /**
  * \ingroup logging
  * Empty logging macro implementation, used when logging is disabled.
  */
 #define NS_LOG_NOOP_INTERNAL(msg)               \
-  while (false)                                 \
+  do                                            \
+    if (false)                                  \
     {                                           \
       std::clog << msg;                         \
-    }
+    }                                           \
+  while (false)
 
 #define NS_LOG(level, msg) \
         NS_LOG_NOOP_INTERNAL (msg)
@@ -50,10 +81,12 @@
  * Empty logging macro implementation, used when logging is disabled.
  */
 #define NS_LOG_NOOP_FUNC_INTERNAL(msg)          \
-  while (false)                                 \
+  do                                            \
+    if (false)                                  \
     {                                           \
       ns3::ParameterLogger (std::clog) << msg;  \
-    }
+    }                                           \
+  while (false)
 
 #define NS_LOG_FUNCTION(parameters) \
         NS_LOG_NOOP_FUNC_INTERNAL (parameters)
diff --git a/src/lte/model/lte-rlc-am.cc b/src/lte/model/lte-rlc-am.cc
index 3e2c81172..c37f8abd0 100644
--- a/src/lte/model/lte-rlc-am.cc
+++ b/src/lte/model/lte-rlc-am.cc
@@ -1194,18 +1194,10 @@ LteRlcAm::ReassembleAndDeliver (Ptr<Packet> packet)
   std::list < Ptr<Packet> >::iterator it;
 
   // Current reassembling state
-  if (m_reassemblingState == WAITING_S0_FULL)
-    {  
-      NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Reassembling State = 'WAITING_S0_FULL'");
-    }
-  else if (m_reassemblingState == WAITING_SI_SF)
-    {  
-      NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Reassembling State = 'WAITING_SI_SF'");
-    }
-  else
-    {  
-      NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Reassembling State = Unknown state");
-    }
+  if (m_reassemblingState == WAITING_S0_FULL)       NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Reassembling State = 'WAITING_S0_FULL'");
+  else if (m_reassemblingState == WAITING_SI_SF)    NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Reassembling State = 'WAITING_SI_SF'");
+ else                                               NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Reassembling State = Unknown state");
+
 
   // Received framing Info
   NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Framing Info = " << (uint16_t)framingInfo);
diff --git a/src/lte/model/lte-rlc-um.cc b/src/lte/model/lte-rlc-um.cc
index 8abd77ce9..1db0bc93e 100644
--- a/src/lte/model/lte-rlc-um.cc
+++ b/src/lte/model/lte-rlc-um.cc
@@ -648,18 +648,9 @@ LteRlcUm::ReassembleAndDeliver (Ptr<Packet> packet)
   std::list < Ptr<Packet> >::iterator it;
 
   // Current reassembling state
-  if (m_reassemblingState == WAITING_S0_FULL)
-    {
-      NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Reassembling State = 'WAITING_S0_FULL'");
-    }
-  else if (m_reassemblingState == WAITING_SI_SF)
-    {   
-      NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Reassembling State = 'WAITING_SI_SF'");
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Reassembling State = Unknown state");
-    }
+  if (m_reassemblingState == WAITING_S0_FULL)       NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Reassembling State = 'WAITING_S0_FULL'");
+  else if (m_reassemblingState == WAITING_SI_SF)    NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Reassembling State = 'WAITING_SI_SF'");
+  else                                              NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Reassembling State = Unknown state");
 
   // Received framing Info
   NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Framing Info = " << (uint16_t)framingInfo);