diff --git a/source/application/api/fwk/tflm/CMakeLists.txt b/source/application/api/fwk/tflm/CMakeLists.txt
index 6db9b1fb175af70bed53b3a9329c606e74d9568e..fc092bbae8ac5371c9b565414e759f2fe06d2120 100644
--- a/source/application/api/fwk/tflm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/application/api/fwk/tflm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ endif()
 # including this project can provide its own version
 # of the target.
 if (NOT TARGET google::tensorflow-lite-micro)
+    set(TFLM_EXTERNAL_TARGET OFF)
     include(tensorflow_lite_micro)
+else()
+    set(TFLM_EXTERNAL_TARGET ON)
 endif()
 
 # Create static library
@@ -66,6 +69,15 @@ target_link_libraries(${ML_FWK_TFLM_TARGET} PUBLIC
 
 target_compile_definitions(${ML_FWK_TFLM_TARGET} INTERFACE MLEK_FWK_TFLM=1)
 
+# Set the source file property to indicate that it should not use the logging
+# facility from the Cortex-M CPU generic target unless it is an internally
+# configured target. Reason: for external target, we can't assume that it
+# compiles the sources required.
+if (TFLM_EXTERNAL_TARGET)
+    set_source_files_properties(source/TensorFlowLiteMicro.cc
+        PROPERTIES COMPILE_DEFINITIONS TFLM_EXTERNAL_TARGET)
+endif()
+
 # Display status:
 message(STATUS "*******************************************************")
 message(STATUS "Library: "                ${ML_FWK_TFLM_TARGET})
diff --git a/source/application/api/fwk/tflm/source/TensorFlowLiteMicro.cc b/source/application/api/fwk/tflm/source/TensorFlowLiteMicro.cc
index 1ef0a2fc9c8d8e0dad0879e8450fdf2a6e4fbcf9..78515dea61e37db0cf65b0c901919e9c34fe1884 100644
--- a/source/application/api/fwk/tflm/source/TensorFlowLiteMicro.cc
+++ b/source/application/api/fwk/tflm/source/TensorFlowLiteMicro.cc
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 /* If target is arm-none-eabi and arch profile is 'M', wire the logging for
  * TensorFlow Lite Micro */
-#if defined(__arm__) && (__ARM_ARCH_PROFILE == 77)
+#if defined(__arm__) && (__ARM_ARCH_PROFILE == 77) && !defined(TFLM_EXTERNAL_TARGET)
 #include "tensorflow/lite/micro/cortex_m_generic/debug_log_callback.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ void arm::app::fwk::tflm::EnableTFLMLog()
     RegisterDebugLogCallback(TFLMLog);
 }
 
-#else /* defined(__arm__) && (__ARM_ARCH_PROFILE == 77) */
+#else /* defined(__arm__) && (__ARM_ARCH_PROFILE == 77) && !defined(TFLM_EXTERNAL_TARGET) */
 
 void arm::app::fwk::tflm::EnableTFLMLog() {}
 
-#endif /* defined(__arm__) && (__ARM_ARCH_PROFILE == 77) */
+#endif /* defined(__arm__) && (__ARM_ARCH_PROFILE == 77) && !defined(TFLM_EXTERNAL_TARGET) */