diff --git a/src/core/log.c b/src/core/log.c
index 0d636b9ba90..89be4f7fb17 100644
--- a/src/core/log.c
+++ b/src/core/log.c
@@ -103,6 +103,16 @@ core_log_fini()
 	core_log_default_fini();
 }
 
+static void
+core_log_lib_info(void) {
+	CORE_LOG_HARK("src version: " SRCVERSION);
+#if SDS_ENABLED
+	CORE_LOG_HARK("compiled with support for shutdown state");
+#endif
+#if NDCTL_ENABLED
+	CORE_LOG_HARK("compiled with libndctl 63+");
+#endif
+}
 /*
  * core_log_set_function -- set the log function pointer either to
  * a user-provided function pointer or to the default logging function.
@@ -127,10 +137,12 @@ core_log_set_function(core_log_function *log_function, void *context)
 			core_log_function_old, (uintptr_t)log_function))
 		return EAGAIN;
 	if (__sync_bool_compare_and_swap(&Core_log_function_context,
-			context_old, context))
+			context_old, context)) {
+		core_log_lib_info();
 		return 0;
+	}
 
-	__sync_bool_compare_and_swap(&Core_log_function,
+	(void) __sync_bool_compare_and_swap(&Core_log_function,
 		(uintptr_t)log_function, core_log_function_old);
 	return EAGAIN;
 
diff --git a/src/core/out.c b/src/core/out.c
index e6922ab4f90..54003a5382e 100644
--- a/src/core/out.c
+++ b/src/core/out.c
@@ -133,13 +133,6 @@ out_init(const char *log_prefix, const char *log_level_var,
 			abort();
 		}
 	}
-
-	if (log_level != NULL || log_file != NULL) {
-		ret = core_log_set_function(out_legacy, NULL);
-		if (ret) {
-			CORE_LOG_FATAL("Cannot set legacy log function");
-		}
-	}
 #endif	/* DEBUG */
 
 	char *log_alignment = os_getenv("PMDK_LOG_ALIGN");
@@ -154,11 +147,19 @@ out_init(const char *log_prefix, const char *log_level_var,
 	else
 		setlinebuf(Out_fp);
 
+#ifdef DEBUG
+	if (log_level != NULL || log_file != NULL) {
+		ret = core_log_set_function(out_legacy, NULL);
+		if (ret) {
+			CORE_LOG_FATAL("Cannot set legacy log function");
+		}
+	}
+#endif	/* DEBUG */
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	static char namepath[PATH_MAX];
 	CORE_LOG_HARK("pid %d: program: %s", getpid(),
 		util_getexecname(namepath, PATH_MAX));
-#endif
+#endif	/* DEBUG */
 	CORE_LOG_HARK("%s version %d.%d", log_prefix, major_version,
 		minor_version);
 
diff --git a/src/test/arch_flags/log0.log.match b/src/test/arch_flags/log0.log.match
index 6328efe7c15..6335703f5f0 100644
--- a/src/test/arch_flags/log0.log.match
+++ b/src/test/arch_flags/log0.log.match
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
-<arch_flags>: <1> [$(nW) out_init]$(W)pid $(nW): program: $(nW)
-<arch_flags>: <1> [$(nW) out_init]$(W)arch_flags version 0.0
-<arch_flags>: <1> [$(nW) out_init]$(W)src version: $(nW)
-$(OPT)<arch_flags>: <1> [$(nW) out_init]$(W)compiled with support for Valgrind pmemcheck
-$(OPT)<arch_flags>: <1> [$(nW) out_init]$(W)compiled with support for Valgrind helgrind
-$(OPT)<arch_flags>: <1> [$(nW) out_init]$(W)compiled with support for Valgrind memcheck
-$(OPT)<arch_flags>: <1> [$(nW) out_init]$(W)compiled with support for Valgrind drd
-$(OPT)<arch_flags>: <1> [$(nW) out_init]$(W)compiled with support for shutdown state
-$(OPT)<arch_flags>: <1> [$(nW) out_init]$(W)compiled with libndctl 63+
+<arch_flags>: <1> [$(*)]$(W)src version: $(nW)
+$(OPT)<arch_flags>: <1> [$(*)]$(W)compiled with support for shutdown state
+$(OPT)<arch_flags>: <1> [$(*)]$(W)compiled with libndctl 63+
+<arch_flags>: <1> [$(*)]$(W)pid $(nW): program: $(nW)
+<arch_flags>: <1> [$(*)]$(W)arch_flags version 0.0
+<arch_flags>: <1> [$(*)]$(W)src version: $(nW)
+$(OPT)<arch_flags>: <1> [$(*)]$(W)compiled with support for Valgrind pmemcheck
+$(OPT)<arch_flags>: <1> [$(*)]$(W)compiled with support for Valgrind helgrind
+$(OPT)<arch_flags>: <1> [$(*)]$(W)compiled with support for Valgrind memcheck
+$(OPT)<arch_flags>: <1> [$(*)]$(W)compiled with support for Valgrind drd
+$(OPT)<arch_flags>: <1> [$(*)]$(W)compiled with support for shutdown state
+$(OPT)<arch_flags>: <1> [$(*)]$(W)compiled with libndctl 63+
 <arch_flags>: <3> [$(nW) util_mmap_init] 
 <arch_flags>: <1> [$(nW) util_check_arch_flags]$(W)invalid machine value
 <arch_flags>: <1> [$(nW) util_check_arch_flags]$(W)invalid machine_class value
diff --git a/src/test/out_err/traces0.log.match b/src/test/out_err/traces0.log.match
index 0e34ec94875..f4a016acc1d 100644
--- a/src/test/out_err/traces0.log.match
+++ b/src/test/out_err/traces0.log.match
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+<trace>: <1> [$(*)]$(W)src version: $(nW)
+$(OPT)<trace>: <1> [$(*)]$(W)compiled with support for shutdown state
+$(OPT)<trace>: <1> [$(*)]$(W)compiled with libndctl 63+
 <trace>: <1> [out.c:$(N) out_init]$(W)pid $(N): program: $(nW)
 <trace>: <1> [out.c:$(N) out_init]$(W)trace version 1.0
 <trace>: <1> [out.c:$(N) out_init]$(W)src version: $(nW)
diff --git a/src/test/traces/custom_file0.log.match b/src/test/traces/custom_file0.log.match
index 8247d4a062f..f5fc05bbbb5 100644
--- a/src/test/traces/custom_file0.log.match
+++ b/src/test/traces/custom_file0.log.match
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+$(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) src version: $(nW)
+$(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) compiled with support for shutdown state
+$(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) compiled with libndctl 63+
 $(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) pid $(N): program: $(nW)
 $(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) ut version 1.0
 $(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) src version: $(nW)
diff --git a/src/test/traces/redir_stderr2.log.match b/src/test/traces/redir_stderr2.log.match
index e0792eb7238..1b1da1d81dc 100644
--- a/src/test/traces/redir_stderr2.log.match
+++ b/src/test/traces/redir_stderr2.log.match
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+$(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) src version: $(nW)
+$(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) compiled with support for shutdown state
+$(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) compiled with libndctl 63+
 $(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) pid $(N): program: $(nW)
 $(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) ut version 1.0
 $(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) src version: $(nW)
diff --git a/src/test/traces/redir_stderr3.log.match b/src/test/traces/redir_stderr3.log.match
index 1522078c9fe..c71f0ff5d27 100644
--- a/src/test/traces/redir_stderr3.log.match
+++ b/src/test/traces/redir_stderr3.log.match
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+$(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) src version: $(nW)
+$(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) compiled with support for shutdown state
+$(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) compiled with libndctl 63+
 $(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) pid $(N): program: $(nW)
 $(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) ut version 1.0
 $(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) src version: $(nW)
diff --git a/src/test/traces/redir_stderr4.log.match b/src/test/traces/redir_stderr4.log.match
index be7f3829c7b..48b1f776812 100644
--- a/src/test/traces/redir_stderr4.log.match
+++ b/src/test/traces/redir_stderr4.log.match
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+$(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) src version: $(nW)
+$(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) compiled with support for shutdown state
+$(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) compiled with libndctl 63+
 $(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) pid $(N): program: $(nW)
 $(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) ut version 1.0
 $(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) src version: $(nW)
diff --git a/src/test/traces/redir_stderr5.log.match b/src/test/traces/redir_stderr5.log.match
index 8247d4a062f..f5fc05bbbb5 100644
--- a/src/test/traces/redir_stderr5.log.match
+++ b/src/test/traces/redir_stderr5.log.match
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+$(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) src version: $(nW)
+$(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) compiled with support for shutdown state
+$(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) compiled with libndctl 63+
 $(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) pid $(N): program: $(nW)
 $(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) ut version 1.0
 $(nW) <1> $(nW) $(nW) src version: $(nW)
diff --git a/src/test/util_poolset/grep0.log.match b/src/test/util_poolset/grep0.log.match
index 6790b813cff..bfdcdb162bb 100644
--- a/src/test/util_poolset/grep0.log.match
+++ b/src/test/util_poolset/grep0.log.match
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+src version: $(nW)
+$(OPT)compiled with support for shutdown state
+$(OPT)compiled with libndctl 63+
 pid $(N): program: $(nW)/util_poolset$(nW)
 ut version 1.0
 src version: $(nW)
diff --git a/src/test/util_poolset/grep1.log.match b/src/test/util_poolset/grep1.log.match
index 7dcf42462b5..739d49f8239 100644
--- a/src/test/util_poolset/grep1.log.match
+++ b/src/test/util_poolset/grep1.log.match
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+src version: $(nW)
+$(OPT)compiled with support for shutdown state
+$(OPT)compiled with libndctl 63+
 pid $(N): program: $(nW)/util_poolset$(nW)
 ut version 1.0
 src version: $(nW)
diff --git a/src/test/util_poolset/grep2.log.match b/src/test/util_poolset/grep2.log.match
index 6d25e56c110..4d9565f6890 100644
--- a/src/test/util_poolset/grep2.log.match
+++ b/src/test/util_poolset/grep2.log.match
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+src version: $(nW)
+$(OPT)compiled with support for shutdown state
+$(OPT)compiled with libndctl 63+
 pid $(N): program: $(nW)/util_poolset$(nW)
 ut version 1.0
 src version: $(nW)
diff --git a/src/test/util_poolset/grep3.log.match b/src/test/util_poolset/grep3.log.match
index 96b81b9b3b7..e65f9966f51 100644
--- a/src/test/util_poolset/grep3.log.match
+++ b/src/test/util_poolset/grep3.log.match
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+src version: $(nW)
+$(OPT)compiled with support for shutdown state
+$(OPT)compiled with libndctl 63+
 pid $(N): program: $(nW)util_poolset$(nW)
 ut version 1.0
 src version: $(nW)
diff --git a/src/test/util_poolset/grep4.log.match b/src/test/util_poolset/grep4.log.match
index 96b81b9b3b7..e65f9966f51 100644
--- a/src/test/util_poolset/grep4.log.match
+++ b/src/test/util_poolset/grep4.log.match
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+src version: $(nW)
+$(OPT)compiled with support for shutdown state
+$(OPT)compiled with libndctl 63+
 pid $(N): program: $(nW)util_poolset$(nW)
 ut version 1.0
 src version: $(nW)
diff --git a/src/test/util_poolset/grep5.log.match b/src/test/util_poolset/grep5.log.match
index 96b81b9b3b7..e65f9966f51 100644
--- a/src/test/util_poolset/grep5.log.match
+++ b/src/test/util_poolset/grep5.log.match
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+src version: $(nW)
+$(OPT)compiled with support for shutdown state
+$(OPT)compiled with libndctl 63+
 pid $(N): program: $(nW)util_poolset$(nW)
 ut version 1.0
 src version: $(nW)
diff --git a/src/test/util_poolset/grep6.log.match b/src/test/util_poolset/grep6.log.match
index 536bfdc581b..cacd9c26dae 100644
--- a/src/test/util_poolset/grep6.log.match
+++ b/src/test/util_poolset/grep6.log.match
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+src version: $(nW)
+$(OPT)compiled with support for shutdown state
+$(OPT)compiled with libndctl 63+
 pid $(N): program: $(nW)util_poolset$(nW)
 ut version 1.0
 src version: $(nW)
diff --git a/src/test/util_poolset/grep7.log.match b/src/test/util_poolset/grep7.log.match
index 712b6a897dd..b89d04ba9fb 100644
--- a/src/test/util_poolset/grep7.log.match
+++ b/src/test/util_poolset/grep7.log.match
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+src version: $(nW)
+$(OPT)compiled with support for shutdown state
+$(OPT)compiled with libndctl 63+
 pid $(N): program: $(nW)util_poolset$(nW)
 ut version 1.0
 src version: $(nW)