diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 82ca970408e..3304d94fdf8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1697,7 +1697,7 @@ list(APPEND
   )
 
 if(CONFIG_LOG_DICTIONARY_SUPPORT)
-  set(LOG_DICT_DB_NAME ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/log_dictionary.json)
+  set(log_dict_db_output --json=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/log_dictionary.json)
 
   list(APPEND
     post_build_commands
@@ -1705,13 +1705,15 @@ if(CONFIG_LOG_DICTIONARY_SUPPORT)
     ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}
     ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/scripts/logging/dictionary/database_gen.py
     ${KERNEL_ELF_NAME}
-    ${LOG_DICT_DB_NAME}
+    ${log_dict_db_output}
     --build-header ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include/generated/version.h
     )
   list(APPEND
     post_build_byproducts
     ${LOG_DICT_DB_NAME}
     )
+
+  unset(log_dict_db_output)
 endif()
 
 # Add post_build_commands to post-process the final .elf file produced by
diff --git a/scripts/logging/dictionary/database_gen.py b/scripts/logging/dictionary/database_gen.py
index c1fdd01a9fa..618974fd61a 100755
--- a/scripts/logging/dictionary/database_gen.py
+++ b/scripts/logging/dictionary/database_gen.py
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ def parse_args():
     argparser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 
     argparser.add_argument("elffile", help="Zephyr ELF binary")
-    argparser.add_argument("dbfile", help="Dictionary Logging Database file")
     argparser.add_argument("--build", help="Build ID")
     argparser.add_argument("--build-header",
                            help="Header file containing BUILD_VERSION define")
@@ -85,6 +84,10 @@ def parse_args():
     argparser.add_argument("-v", "--verbose", action="store_true",
                            help="Print more information")
 
+    outfile_grp = argparser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
+    outfile_grp.add_argument("--json",
+                             help="Output Dictionary Logging Database file in JSON")
+
     return argparser.parse_args()
 
 
@@ -521,7 +524,12 @@ def main():
         sys.exit(1)
 
     logger.info("ELF file %s", args.elffile)
-    logger.info("Database file %s", args.dbfile)
+
+    if args.json:
+        logger.info("JSON Database file %s", args.json)
+    else:
+        logger.error("Need to specify output file.")
+        sys.exit(1)
 
     elf = ELFFile(elffile)
 
@@ -560,9 +568,11 @@ def main():
     extract_logging_subsys_information(elf, database)
 
     # Write database file
-    if not LogDatabase.write_json_database(args.dbfile, database):
-        logger.error("ERROR: Cannot open database file for write: %s, exiting...", args.dbfile)
-        sys.exit(1)
+    if args.json:
+        if not LogDatabase.write_json_database(args.json, database):
+            logger.error("ERROR: Cannot open database file for write: %s, exiting...",
+                         args.json)
+            sys.exit(1)
 
     elffile.close()