diff --git a/src/posix/platform/multicast_routing.cpp b/src/posix/platform/multicast_routing.cpp
index d3c8b15d6..78ee55420 100644
--- a/src/posix/platform/multicast_routing.cpp
+++ b/src/posix/platform/multicast_routing.cpp
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ const char *MulticastRoutingManager::MifIndexToString(MifIndex aMif)
 
 void MulticastRoutingManager::DumpMulticastForwardingCache(void) const
 {
-#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_LEVEL >= OT_LOG_LEVEL_DEBG
+#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_PLATFORM && OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_LEVEL >= OT_LOG_LEVEL_DEBG
     otLogDebgPlat("MulticastRoutingManager: ==================== MFC ENTRIES ====================");
 
     for (const MulticastForwardingCache &mfc : mMulticastForwardingCacheTable)