diff --git a/common/console_common.c b/common/console_common.c
index 4aa54de..a4d2636 100644
--- a/common/console_common.c
+++ b/common/console_common.c
@@ -79,6 +79,18 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static void print_colored_log_level(const int level)
+{
+	if (!console_allow_color())
+		return;
+	if (level >= ARRAY_SIZE(colored_log_level))
+		return;
+	if (!colored_log_level[level])
+		return;
+
+	puts(colored_log_level[level]);
+}
+
 static void pr_puts(int level, const char *str)
 {
 	struct log_entry *log;
@@ -108,21 +120,10 @@
 	if (level > barebox_loglevel)
 		return;
 
+	print_colored_log_level(level);
 	puts(str);
 }
 
-static void print_colored_log_level(const int level)
-{
-	if (!console_allow_color())
-		return;
-	if (level >= ARRAY_SIZE(colored_log_level))
-		return;
-	if (!colored_log_level[level])
-		return;
-
-	pr_puts(level, colored_log_level[level]);
-}
-
 int pr_print(int level, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	va_list args;
@@ -132,8 +133,6 @@
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_LOGBUF) && level > barebox_loglevel)
 		return 0;
 
-	print_colored_log_level(level);
-
 	va_start(args, fmt);
 	i = vsprintf(printbuffer, fmt, args);
 	va_end(args);
@@ -152,8 +151,6 @@
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_LOGBUF) && level > barebox_loglevel)
 		return 0;
 
-	print_colored_log_level(level);
-
 	if (dev->driver && dev->driver->name)
 		ret += sprintf(printbuffer, "%s ", dev->driver->name);
 
@@ -205,7 +202,11 @@
 		if (levels && !(levels & (1 << log->level)))
 			continue;
 
-		if (flags & (BAREBOX_LOG_PRINT_RAW))
+		if (!(flags & (BAREBOX_LOG_PRINT_RAW | BAREBOX_LOG_PRINT_TIME
+			       | BAREBOX_LOG_DIFF_TIME)))
+			print_colored_log_level(log->level);
+
+		if (flags & BAREBOX_LOG_PRINT_RAW)
 			printf("<%i>", log->level);
 
 		do_div(diff, 1000);