diff --git a/source/hal/source/platform/mps3/CMakeLists.txt b/source/hal/source/platform/mps3/CMakeLists.txt
index 2f0174b..2c03dee 100644
--- a/source/hal/source/platform/mps3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/hal/source/platform/mps3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@
 ## Platform component: PMU
 add_subdirectory(${COMPONENTS_DIR}/platform_pmu ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/platform_pmu)
 
+## Logging utilities:
+if (NOT TARGET log)
+    if (NOT DEFINED LOG_PROJECT_DIR)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "LOG_PROJECT_DIR needs to be defined.")
+    endif()
+    add_subdirectory(${LOG_PROJECT_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/log)
+endif()
+
 # Add dependencies:
 target_link_libraries(${PLATFORM_DRIVERS_TARGET} PUBLIC
     log
diff --git a/source/hal/source/platform/mps3/source/timer_mps3.c b/source/hal/source/platform/mps3/source/timer_mps3.c
index 7ce3002..b6e3c7c 100644
--- a/source/hal/source/platform/mps3/source/timer_mps3.c
+++ b/source/hal/source/platform/mps3/source/timer_mps3.c
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@
         "NPU TOTAL",
         unit_cycles,
         counters);
+#else
+    UNUSED(i);
 #endif /* defined (ARM_NPU) */
 
 #if defined(CPU_PROFILE_ENABLED)
@@ -126,7 +128,6 @@
     UNUSED(Get_SysTick_Cycle_Count);
 #if !defined(ARM_NPU)
     UNUSED(add_pmu_counter);
-    UNUSED(i);
 #endif /* !defined(ARM_NPU) */
 #endif /* !defined(CPU_PROFILE_ENABLED) */
 }
diff --git a/source/hal/source/platform/native/source/timer_native.c b/source/hal/source/platform/native/source/timer_native.c
index 7cd832c..ae5b497 100644
--- a/source/hal/source/platform/native/source/timer_native.c
+++ b/source/hal/source/platform/native/source/timer_native.c
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 
 #include "timer_native.h"
 
-#include "log_macros.h"
-
 #include <time.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
diff --git a/source/hal/source/platform/simple/CMakeLists.txt b/source/hal/source/platform/simple/CMakeLists.txt
index 119f711..1b8da30 100644
--- a/source/hal/source/platform/simple/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/hal/source/platform/simple/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@
 ## Platform component: PMU
 add_subdirectory(${COMPONENTS_DIR}/platform_pmu ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/platform_pmu)
 
+## Logging utilities:
+if (NOT TARGET log)
+    if (NOT DEFINED LOG_PROJECT_DIR)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "LOG_PROJECT_DIR needs to be defined.")
+    endif()
+    add_subdirectory(${LOG_PROJECT_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/log)
+endif()
+
 # Add dependencies:
 target_link_libraries(${PLATFORM_DRIVERS_TARGET}  PUBLIC
         cmsis_device
diff --git a/source/hal/source/platform/simple/source/timer_simple_platform.c b/source/hal/source/platform/simple/source/timer_simple_platform.c
index 3bb91d0..8086abd 100644
--- a/source/hal/source/platform/simple/source/timer_simple_platform.c
+++ b/source/hal/source/platform/simple/source/timer_simple_platform.c
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
             "NPU TOTAL",
             "cycles",
             counters);
+#else  /* defined (ARM_NPU) */
+    UNUSED(i);
 #endif /* defined (ARM_NPU) */
 
 #if defined(CPU_PROFILE_ENABLED)
@@ -104,7 +106,6 @@
     UNUSED(Get_SysTick_Cycle_Count);
 #if !defined(ARM_NPU)
     UNUSED(add_pmu_counter);
-    UNUSED(i);
 #endif /* !defined(ARM_NPU) */
 #endif /* !defined(CPU_PROFILE_ENABLED) */
 }