diff --git a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/utils/timing.rkt b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/utils/timing.rkt
index 6d171a85bf..2cbdc3ba5d 100644
--- a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/utils/timing.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/utils/timing.rkt
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 ;; some macros to do some timing, only when `timing?' is #t
 (define-for-syntax timing? #f)
 
+(define-logger tr-timing)
+
 (define last-time #f) (define initial-time #f)
 (define (set!-initial-time t) (set! initial-time t))
 (define (set!-last-time t) (set! last-time t))
@@ -23,7 +25,9 @@
               (error 'start-timing "Timing already started"))
             (set!-last-time (current-process-milliseconds))
             (set!-initial-time last-time)
-            (log-debug (format "TR Timing: ~a at ~a" (pad "Starting" 32 #\space) initial-time)))])
+            (log-tr-timing-debug
+             (format "~a at ~a"
+                     (pad "Starting" 32 #\space) initial-time)))])
        (syntax-rules ()
          [(_ msg)
           (begin
@@ -34,5 +38,7 @@
                    [diff (- t old)]
                    [new-msg (pad msg 32 #\space)])
               (set!-last-time t)
-              (log-debug (format "TR Timing: ~a at ~a\tlast step: ~a\ttotal: ~a" new-msg t diff (- t initial-time)))))]))
+              (log-tr-timing-debug
+               (format "~a at ~a\tlast step: ~a\ttotal: ~a"
+                       new-msg t diff (- t initial-time)))))]))
       (values (lambda _ #'(void)) (lambda _ #'(void)))))