diff --git a/soc/xtensa/intel_apl_adsp/Kconfig.defconfig b/soc/xtensa/intel_apl_adsp/Kconfig.defconfig
index 08907468e41..7d687ed95e8 100644
--- a/soc/xtensa/intel_apl_adsp/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/soc/xtensa/intel_apl_adsp/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ if LOG
 config LOG_PRINTK
 	default y
 
-config LOG_BACKEND_ADSP
+config LOG_BACKEND_RB
 	default y
 
-config LOG_BACKEND_ADSP_RINGBUF_BASE
+config LOG_BACKEND_RB_MEM_BASE
 	default "0xBE008000"
 
-config LOG_BACKEND_ADSP_RINGBUF_SIZE
+config LOG_BACKEND_RB_MEM_SIZE
 	default "0x2000"
 
 endif # LOG
diff --git a/subsys/logging/CMakeLists.txt b/subsys/logging/CMakeLists.txt
index 763fc66869e..a1f8eedc57d 100644
--- a/subsys/logging/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/subsys/logging/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ if(NOT CONFIG_LOG_MINIMAL)
   )
 
   zephyr_sources_ifdef(
-    CONFIG_LOG_BACKEND_ADSP
-    log_backend_adsp.c
+    CONFIG_LOG_BACKEND_RB
+    log_backend_rb.c
   )
 else()
   zephyr_sources(log_minimal.c)
diff --git a/subsys/logging/Kconfig b/subsys/logging/Kconfig
index 6c1b561390c..0b7aadbfcd4 100644
--- a/subsys/logging/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/logging/Kconfig
@@ -497,26 +497,25 @@ config LOG_BACKEND_NET_SYST_ENABLE
 
 endif # LOG_BACKEND_NET
 
-config LOG_BACKEND_ADSP
-	bool "Enable Intel ADSP backend"
-	depends on SOC_INTEL_APL_ADSP
+config LOG_BACKEND_RB
+	bool "Enable memory ring buffer backend"
 	select RING_BUFFER
 	help
-	  Enable backend in APL ADSP using memory mailbox
+	  Enable backend in memory using ring buffer to keep messages.
 
-if LOG_BACKEND_ADSP
+if LOG_BACKEND_RB
 
-config LOG_BACKEND_ADSP_RINGBUF_BASE
-	hex "Ringbuf base address"
+config LOG_BACKEND_RB_MEM_BASE
+	hex "Ring buffer memory base address"
 	help
 	  Address of the ring buffer in the memory.
 
-config LOG_BACKEND_ADSP_RINGBUF_SIZE
+config LOG_BACKEND_RB_MEM_SIZE
 	hex "Size of the ring buffer"
 	help
 	  Size of the ring buffer.
 
-endif # LOG_BACKEND_ADSP
+endif # LOG_BACKEND_RB
 
 config LOG_BACKEND_SHOW_COLOR
 	bool "Enable colors in the backend"
diff --git a/subsys/logging/log_backend_adsp.c b/subsys/logging/log_backend_rb.c
similarity index 94%
rename from subsys/logging/log_backend_adsp.c
rename to subsys/logging/log_backend_rb.c
index b52812d4ccf..4ad6c5db7bc 100644
--- a/subsys/logging/log_backend_adsp.c
+++ b/subsys/logging/log_backend_rb.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #define BUF_SIZE 64
 
-BUILD_ASSERT(CONFIG_LOG_BACKEND_ADSP_RINGBUF_SIZE % BUF_SIZE == 0);
+BUILD_ASSERT(CONFIG_LOG_BACKEND_RB_MEM_SIZE % BUF_SIZE == 0);
 
 static struct ring_buf ringbuf;
 
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ static struct ring_buf ringbuf;
 
 static void init(void)
 {
-	ring_buf_init(&ringbuf, CONFIG_LOG_BACKEND_ADSP_RINGBUF_SIZE,
-		      (void *)CONFIG_LOG_BACKEND_ADSP_RINGBUF_BASE);
+	ring_buf_init(&ringbuf, CONFIG_LOG_BACKEND_RB_MEM_SIZE,
+		      (void *)CONFIG_LOG_BACKEND_RB_MEM_BASE);
 }
 
 static void trace(const u8_t *data, size_t length)