diff --git a/include/sal/log-areas.dox b/include/sal/log-areas.dox
index 0b3907e08610..960d89c94214 100644
--- a/include/sal/log-areas.dox
+++ b/include/sal/log-areas.dox
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ certain functionality.
 @li @c sw.pageframe - debug lifecycle of SwPageFrame
 @li @c sw.qa
 @li @c sw.rtf - .rtf export filter
+@li @c sw.sprmreader
 @li @c sw.tiled
 @li @c sw.ui
 @li @c sw.uno - Writer UNO interfaces
diff --git a/sw/source/filter/ww8/ww8par2.cxx b/sw/source/filter/ww8/ww8par2.cxx
index faa9d9e45d29..9771910f42d1 100644
--- a/sw/source/filter/ww8/ww8par2.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/filter/ww8/ww8par2.cxx
@@ -3618,9 +3618,7 @@ void WW8RStyle::ImportSprms(sal_uInt8 *pSprms, short nLen, bool bPap)
     WW8SprmIter aSprmIter(pSprms, nLen, maSprmParser);
     while (const sal_uInt8* pSprm = aSprmIter.GetSprms())
     {
-#ifdef DEBUGSPRMREADER
-        fprintf(stderr, "id is %x\n", aIter.GetCurrentId());
-#endif
+        SAL_INFO("sw.sprmreader",  "id is " << std::hex << aSprmIter.GetCurrentId());
         mpIo->ImportSprm(pSprm, aSprmIter.GetRemLen(), aSprmIter.GetCurrentId());
         aSprmIter.advance();
     }
diff --git a/sw/source/filter/ww8/ww8scan.cxx b/sw/source/filter/ww8/ww8scan.cxx
index c7b175f56e61..b018b5bf796e 100644
--- a/sw/source/filter/ww8/ww8scan.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/filter/ww8/ww8scan.cxx
@@ -2841,7 +2841,7 @@ WW8PLCFx_Fc_FKP::WW8Fkp::WW8Fkp(const WW8Fib& rFib, SvStream* pSt,
             WW8SprmIter aIter(pSprms, nLen, maSprmParser);
             while (aIter.GetSprms())
             {
-                fprintf(stderr, "id is %x\n", aIter.GetCurrentId());
+                SAL_INFO("sw.sprmreader",  "id is " << std::hex << aIter.GetCurrentId());
                 aIter.advance();
             }
         }