diff --git a/arch/x86/soc/quark_se/Kconfig b/arch/x86/soc/quark_se/Kconfig
index 3eba15b44b3..f839c66d1ad 100644
--- a/arch/x86/soc/quark_se/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/soc/quark_se/Kconfig
@@ -38,13 +38,26 @@ config ARC_INIT
 	help
 	Allows x86 processor to kickoff the ARC slave processor.
 
-config ARC_INIT_DEBUG
-	bool "Quark SE Sensor Subsystem Debug"
-	default n
+config SYS_LOG_ARC_INIT_LEVEL
+	int
+	prompt "Quark SE Sensor Subsystem log level"
+	default 0
 	help
-	Debug the boot initialisation and boot process of the sensor
+	Sets log level for the boot initialization and boot process of the sensor
 	sub-system.
 
+	Levels are:
+
+	- 0 OFF, do not write
+
+	- 1 ERROR, only write SYS_LOG_ERR
+
+	- 2 WARNING, write SYS_LOG_WRN in adition to previous level
+
+	- 3 INFO, write SYS_LOG_INF in adition to previous levels
+
+	- 4 DEBUG, write SYS_LOG_DBG in adition to previous levels
+
 config ARC_GDB_ENABLE
 	bool "Allows the usage of GDB with the ARC processor."
 	depends on ARC_INIT
diff --git a/arch/x86/soc/quark_se/soc.c b/arch/x86/soc/quark_se/soc.c
index 9cda608bc2d..6de3d126b54 100644
--- a/arch/x86/soc/quark_se/soc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/soc/quark_se/soc.c
@@ -36,11 +36,8 @@
 #define SCSS_REG_VAL(offset) \
 	(*((volatile uint32_t *)(SCSS_REGISTER_BASE+offset)))
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARC_INIT_DEBUG
-#define arc_init_debug	printk
-#else
-#define arc_init_debug(x...) do { } while (0)
-#endif
+#define SYS_LOG_LEVEL CONFIG_SYS_LOG_ARC_INIT_LEVEL
+#include <misc/sys_log.h>
 
 /**
  *
@@ -66,12 +63,12 @@ static int arc_init(struct device *arg)
 	 * we read the value and stick it in shared_mem->arc_start which is
 	 * the beginning of the address space at 0xA8000000 */
 	reset_vector = (uint32_t *)RESET_VECTOR;
-	arc_init_debug("Reset vector address: %x\n", *reset_vector);
+	SYS_LOG_DBG("Reset vector address: %x", *reset_vector);
 	shared_data->arc_start = *reset_vector;
 	shared_data->flags = 0;
 	if (!shared_data->arc_start) {
 		/* Reset vector points to NULL => skip ARC init. */
-		arc_init_debug("Reset vector is NULL, skipping ARC init.\n");
+		SYS_LOG_DBG("Reset vector is NULL, skipping ARC init.");
 		goto skip_arc_init;
 	}
 
@@ -80,14 +77,14 @@ static int arc_init(struct device *arg)
 	SCSS_REG_VAL(SCSS_SS_CFG) |= ARC_RUN_REQ_A;
 #endif
 
-	arc_init_debug("Waiting for arc to start...\n");
+	SYS_LOG_DBG("Waiting for arc to start...");
 	/* Block until the ARC core actually starts up */
 	while (SCSS_REG_VAL(SCSS_SS_STS) & 0x4000) {
 	}
 
 	/* Block until ARC's quark_se_init() sets a flag indicating it is ready,
 	 * if we get stuck here ARC has run but has exploded very early */
-	arc_init_debug("Waiting for arc to init...\n");
+	SYS_LOG_DBG("Waiting for arc to init...");
 	while (!shared_data->flags & ARC_READY) {
 	}