diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/logging/logFileOutput.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/logging/logFileOutput.cpp
index c35d8de013d..ebf42e6ecd5 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/logging/logFileOutput.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/logging/logFileOutput.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ char        LogFileOutput::_vm_start_time_str[StartTimeBufferSize];
 LogFileOutput::LogFileOutput(const char* name)
     : LogFileStreamOutput(NULL), _name(os::strdup_check_oom(name, mtLogging)),
       _file_name(NULL), _archive_name(NULL), _current_file(0),
-      _file_count(DefaultFileCount), _is_default_file_count(true), _async_mode(false), _archive_name_len(0),
+      _file_count(DefaultFileCount), _is_default_file_count(true), _async_mode(AsyncLogging), _archive_name_len(0),
       _rotate_size(DefaultFileSize), _current_size(0), _rotation_semaphore(1) {
   assert(strstr(name, Prefix) == name, "invalid output name '%s': missing prefix: %s", name, Prefix);
   _file_name = make_file_name(name + strlen(Prefix), _pid_str, _vm_start_time_str);
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/globals.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/globals.hpp
index cf147feba6d..f2100cb44ee 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/globals.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/globals.hpp
@@ -2027,6 +2027,9 @@ const intx ObjectAlignmentInBytes = 8;
              "Use the FP register for holding the frame pointer "           \
              "and not as a general purpose register.")                      \
                                                                             \
+  product(bool, AsyncLogging, false,                                        \
+          "Enble asynchronous mode for all file-based log outputs")         \
+                                                                            \
   product(intx, LogAsyncInterval, 300,                                      \
           "Milliseconds between asynchronous log flushing")                 \
           range(PeriodicTask::min_interval, max_jint)                       \