diff --git a/jre_emul/Classes/com/google/j2objc/util/logging/IOSLogHandler.java b/jre_emul/Classes/com/google/j2objc/util/logging/IOSLogHandler.java
index a8019057f4..2168eb91fd 100644
--- a/jre_emul/Classes/com/google/j2objc/util/logging/IOSLogHandler.java
+++ b/jre_emul/Classes/com/google/j2objc/util/logging/IOSLogHandler.java
@@ -122,7 +122,11 @@ public String format(LogRecord record) {
   private Object nativeLog;
 
   public IOSLogHandler() {
-    setFormatter(new IOSLogFormatter());
+    this(new IOSLogFormatter());
+  }
+
+  public IOSLogHandler(Formatter customFormatter) {
+    setFormatter(customFormatter);
   }
 
   @Override