diff --git a/contrib/utils/wxrc/wxrc.cpp b/contrib/utils/wxrc/wxrc.cpp
index f36768d150..79d7540fc3 100644
--- a/contrib/utils/wxrc/wxrc.cpp
+++ b/contrib/utils/wxrc/wxrc.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ int XmlResApp::OnRun()
         { wxCMD_LINE_NONE }
     };
 
+#if wxUSE_GUI
+    // VS: I need reasonable output to console from wxCmdLineParser
+    wxLog::SetTimestamp(NULL);
+    delete wxLog::SetActiveTarget(new wxLogStderr);
+#endif
+
     wxXmlDocument::AddHandler(new wxXmlIOHandlerBinZ);
 
     wxCmdLineParser parser(cmdLineDesc, argc, argv);
diff --git a/utils/wxrc/wxrc.cpp b/utils/wxrc/wxrc.cpp
index f36768d150..79d7540fc3 100644
--- a/utils/wxrc/wxrc.cpp
+++ b/utils/wxrc/wxrc.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ int XmlResApp::OnRun()
         { wxCMD_LINE_NONE }
     };
 
+#if wxUSE_GUI
+    // VS: I need reasonable output to console from wxCmdLineParser
+    wxLog::SetTimestamp(NULL);
+    delete wxLog::SetActiveTarget(new wxLogStderr);
+#endif
+
     wxXmlDocument::AddHandler(new wxXmlIOHandlerBinZ);
 
     wxCmdLineParser parser(cmdLineDesc, argc, argv);