diff --git a/Source/Atmosphere/stratosphere/loader/source/oc/oc_common.hpp b/Source/Atmosphere/stratosphere/loader/source/oc/oc_common.hpp
index e0fca750..9440aaf8 100644
--- a/Source/Atmosphere/stratosphere/loader/source/oc/oc_common.hpp
+++ b/Source/Atmosphere/stratosphere/loader/source/oc/oc_common.hpp
@@ -21,20 +21,32 @@
 #include <stratosphere.hpp>
 #include <vapours/results/results_common.hpp>
 
-#define HOC_UART_LOG 1
+
+#ifndef HOC_UART_LOG
+#define HOC_UART_LOG 0
+#endif
+
+#if HOC_UART_LOG && !(defined(AMS_BUILD_FOR_AUDITING) || defined(AMS_BUILD_FOR_DEBUGGING))
+    #undef HOC_UART_LOG
+    #define HOC_UART_LOG 0
+#endif
+
 #define HOC_PCV_NVLOG_PATCH 1
 #define HOC_PCV_FORCE_VERBOSITY 1
 
 #include "customize.hpp"
 #include "oc_log.hpp"
 
+#define HOC_IRAM_LOG 0
+
 #if (!HOC_UART_LOG) && (defined(AMS_BUILD_FOR_AUDITING) || defined(AMS_BUILD_FOR_DEBUGGING))
+    #undef HOC_IRAM_LOG
     #define HOC_IRAM_LOG 1
 #endif
 
 #if defined(AMS_BUILD_FOR_AUDITING) || defined(AMS_BUILD_FOR_DEBUGGING)
 
-    #if defined(HOC_IRAM_LOG)
+    #if HOC_IRAM_LOG
         #define LOGGING(...) Log(__VA_ARGS__)
     #elif HOC_UART_LOG
         #define LOGGING(fmt, ...) AMS_LOG(fmt "\n", ##__VA_ARGS__)
diff --git a/Source/Atmosphere/stratosphere/loader/source/oc/oc_log.cpp b/Source/Atmosphere/stratosphere/loader/source/oc/oc_log.cpp
index d848f71b..6fccc8e4 100644
--- a/Source/Atmosphere/stratosphere/loader/source/oc/oc_log.cpp
+++ b/Source/Atmosphere/stratosphere/loader/source/oc/oc_log.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "oc_common.hpp"
 
-#ifdef HOC_IRAM_LOG
+#if HOC_IRAM_LOG
 #include "fatal_handler_bin.h"
 #endif
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ namespace ams::ldr::hoc {
     #define IRAM_LOG_CTX_ADDR 0x4003C000
     #define IRAM_LOG_MAX_SZ 4096
 
-    #ifdef HOC_IRAM_LOG
+    #if HOC_IRAM_LOG
     void Log(const char *data, ...) {
         static const u32 max_log_sz = sizeof(working_buf) - sizeof(log_ctx_t);
         static bool initDone = false;
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ namespace ams::ldr::hoc {
     #endif
 
     void ViewLog() {
-        #ifdef HOC_IRAM_LOG
+        #if HOC_IRAM_LOG
         if (spl::GetSocType() == spl::SocType_Mariko) {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/Source/Atmosphere/stratosphere/loader/system_module.mk b/Source/Atmosphere/stratosphere/loader/system_module.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35bbcde3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Atmosphere/stratosphere/loader/system_module.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# pull in common stratosphere sysmodule configuration
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+THIS_MAKEFILE := $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
+CURRENT_DIRECTORY := $(abspath $(dir $(THIS_MAKEFILE)))
+include $(dir $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))/../../libraries/config/templates/stratosphere.mk
+
+ifneq ($(strip $(HOC_UART_LOG)),)
+	export CFLAGS   += -DHOC_UART_LOG=$(HOC_UART_LOG)
+	export CXXFLAGS += -DHOC_UART_LOG=$(HOC_UART_LOG)
+endif
+
+ATMOSPHERE_SYSTEM_MODULE_TARGETS := kip
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# no real need to edit anything past this point unless you need to add additional
+# rules for different file extensions
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ifneq ($(__RECURSIVE__),1)
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export TOPDIR	:=	$(CURDIR)
+
+export VPATH	:=	$(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(CURDIR)/$(dir)) \
+			$(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))
+
+CFILES      :=	$(call FIND_SOURCE_FILES,$(SOURCES),c)
+CPPFILES    :=	$(call FIND_SOURCE_FILES,$(SOURCES),cpp)
+SFILES      :=	$(call FIND_SOURCE_FILES,$(SOURCES),s)
+
+BINFILES	:=	$(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.*)))
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# use CXX for linking C++ projects, CC for standard C
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ifeq ($(strip $(CPPFILES)),)
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	export LD	:=	$(CC)
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+else
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	export LD	:=	$(CXX)
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+endif
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export OFILES	:=	$(addsuffix .o,$(BINFILES)) \
+			$(CPPFILES:.cpp=.o) $(CFILES:.c=.o) $(SFILES:.s=.o)
+
+export INCLUDE	:=	$(foreach dir,$(INCLUDES),-I$(CURDIR)/$(dir)) \
+			$(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-I$(dir)/include) \
+			$(foreach dir,$(AMS_LIBDIRS),-I$(dir)/include) \
+			-I$(CURDIR)/$(ATMOSPHERE_BUILD_DIR)
+
+export LIBPATHS	:=	$(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-L$(dir)/lib) $(foreach dir,$(AMS_LIBDIRS),-L$(dir)/$(ATMOSPHERE_LIBRARY_DIR))
+
+export BUILD_EXEFS_SRC := $(TOPDIR)/$(EXEFS_SRC)
+
+ifeq ($(strip $(CONFIG_JSON)),)
+	jsons := $(wildcard *.json)
+	ifneq (,$(findstring $(TARGET).json,$(jsons)))
+		export APP_JSON := $(TOPDIR)/$(TARGET).json
+	else
+		ifneq (,$(findstring config.json,$(jsons)))
+			export APP_JSON := $(TOPDIR)/config.json
+		endif
+	endif
+else
+	export APP_JSON := $(TOPDIR)/$(CONFIG_JSON)
+endif
+
+.PHONY: clean all check_lib
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+all: $(ATMOSPHERE_OUT_DIR) $(ATMOSPHERE_BUILD_DIR) $(ATMOSPHERE_LIBRARIES_DIR)/libstratosphere/$(ATMOSPHERE_LIBRARY_DIR)/libstratosphere.a
+	@$(MAKE) __RECURSIVE__=1 OUTPUT=$(CURDIR)/$(ATMOSPHERE_OUT_DIR)/$(TARGET) \
+	DEPSDIR=$(CURDIR)/$(ATMOSPHERE_BUILD_DIR) \
+	--no-print-directory -C $(ATMOSPHERE_BUILD_DIR) \
+	-f $(THIS_MAKEFILE)
+
+$(ATMOSPHERE_LIBRARIES_DIR)/libstratosphere/$(ATMOSPHERE_LIBRARY_DIR)/libstratosphere.a: check_lib
+	@$(SILENTCMD)echo "Checked library."
+
+ifeq ($(ATMOSPHERE_CHECKED_LIBSTRATOSPHERE),1)
+check_lib:
+else
+check_lib:
+	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(ATMOSPHERE_LIBRARIES_DIR)/libstratosphere -f $(ATMOSPHERE_LIBRARIES_DIR)/libstratosphere/libstratosphere.mk
+endif
+
+$(ATMOSPHERE_OUT_DIR) $(ATMOSPHERE_BUILD_DIR):
+	@[ -d $@ ] || mkdir -p $@
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+clean:
+	@echo clean ...
+	@rm -fr $(ATMOSPHERE_OUT_DIR) $(ATMOSPHERE_BUILD_DIR)
+
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+else
+.PHONY:	all
+
+DEPENDS	:=	$(OFILES:.o=.d)
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# main targets
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+all	:	$(foreach target,$(ATMOSPHERE_SYSTEM_MODULE_TARGETS),$(OUTPUT).$(target))
+
+$(OUTPUT).kip :	$(OUTPUT).elf
+$(OUTPUT).nsp :	$(OUTPUT).nso $(OUTPUT).npdm
+$(OUTPUT).nso :	$(OUTPUT).elf
+
+$(OUTPUT).elf :	$(OFILES)
+
+$(OFILES) : $(ATMOSPHERE_LIBRARIES_DIR)/libstratosphere/$(ATMOSPHERE_LIBRARY_DIR)/libstratosphere.a
+
+%.npdm  :   %.npdm.json
+	@echo built ... $< $@
+	@npdmtool $< $@
+	@echo built ... $(notdir $@)
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# you need a rule like this for each extension you use as binary data
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%.bin.o	:	%.bin
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	@echo $(notdir $<)
+	@$(bin2o)
+
+-include $(DEPENDS)
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+endif
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 3baec344..69f04ddb 100644
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 EXT=0
 LDR_MAKE="nx_release"
+LDR_SET=0
 NO_EXO=0
 JOBS=""
-DEBUG=0
+UART_LOGGING=0
 
 ROOT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 DIST_DIR="$ROOT_DIR/dist"
@@ -16,10 +17,10 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
             ;;
         --ldr=*)
             LDR_MAKE="${1#*=}"
+            LDR_SET=1
             ;;
-        -d|--debug)
-            DEBUG=1
-            LDR_MAKE="nx_audit"
+        -u|--uart)
+            UART_LOGGING=1
             ;;
         --no-exo)
             NO_EXO=1
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
     shift
 done
 
+if [ "$UART_LOGGING" -eq 1 ] && [ "$LDR_SET" -eq 0 ]; then
+    LDR_MAKE="nx_audit"
+fi
+
 LDR_BUILD_PATH="${LDR_MAKE#nx_}"
 
 echo
@@ -50,8 +55,8 @@ if [ "$NO_EXO" -eq 1 ]; then
     echo "NO_EXO = 1"
 fi
 
-if [ "$DEBUG" -eq 1 ]; then
-    echo "DEBUG = 1 (loader build: nx_audit, UART logging enabled)"
+if [ "$UART_LOGGING" -eq 1 ]; then
+    echo "UART_LOGGING = 1 (loader build: $LDR_MAKE, UART logging enabled)"
 fi
 
 CORES="$(nproc --all)"
@@ -87,9 +92,9 @@ mkdir -p "$DEST"
 echo
 echo "*** Patching loader ***"
 cp -vr "$SRC"/. "$DEST"/
-echo
 
 if [ "$NO_EXO" -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo
     echo "*** Patching exosphere ***"
     EXO_SRC="Source/Atmosphere-Patches"
     EXO_DEST="build/atmosphere/exosphere/program/source/smc"
@@ -107,7 +112,7 @@ fi
 echo
 echo "*** Compiling loader ***"
 cd build/atmosphere/stratosphere/loader || exit 1
-make -j$JOBS "$LDR_MAKE"
+make -j$JOBS HOC_UART_LOG=$UART_LOGGING "$LDR_MAKE"
 hactool -t kip1 "out/nintendo_nx_arm64_armv8a/$LDR_BUILD_PATH/loader.kip" --uncompress=hoc.kip
 cd "$ROOT_DIR" # exit
 cp -v build/atmosphere/stratosphere/loader/hoc.kip dist/atmosphere/kips/hoc.kip