diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index d51c4d05..13319727 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -50,4 +50,6 @@ allprojects {
         mavenCentral()
         google()
     }
+    tasks.getByName("dokkaHtml").dependsOn(":kermit:transformIosMainCInteropDependenciesMetadataForIde")
 }
+
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 79d08a27..1cb68a75 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ POM_DEVELOPER_ORG=Touchlab
 POM_DEVELOPER_URL=https://touchlab.co/
 
 kotlin.js.ir.output.granularity=whole-program
-enableWasm=true
\ No newline at end of file
+enableWasm=true
+kotlin.mpp.enableCInteropCommonization=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kermit-core/build.gradle.kts b/kermit-core/build.gradle.kts
index 454ab27a..26660185 100644
--- a/kermit-core/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kermit-core/build.gradle.kts
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ kotlin {
             implementation(kotlin("test-junit"))
         }
 
+        targets.withType<org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.KotlinNativeTarget>().all {
+            if (konanTarget.family.isAppleFamily) {
+                compilations.getByName("main").cinterops.create("os_log")
+            }
+        }
+
         getByName("androidUnitTest").dependencies {
             implementation(libs.androidx.runner)
             implementation(libs.roboelectric)
diff --git a/kermit-core/src/appleMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/kermit/OSLogWriter.kt b/kermit-core/src/appleMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/kermit/OSLogWriter.kt
index 8b0fa96b..a5306f7f 100644
--- a/kermit-core/src/appleMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/kermit/OSLogWriter.kt
+++ b/kermit-core/src/appleMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/kermit/OSLogWriter.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 package co.touchlab.kermit
 
+import co.touchlab.kermit.darwin.*
 import kotlinx.cinterop.ExperimentalForeignApi
 import kotlinx.cinterop.ptr
 import platform.darwin.OS_LOG_DEFAULT
@@ -18,8 +19,7 @@ import platform.darwin.OS_LOG_TYPE_DEFAULT
 import platform.darwin.OS_LOG_TYPE_ERROR
 import platform.darwin.OS_LOG_TYPE_FAULT
 import platform.darwin.OS_LOG_TYPE_INFO
-import platform.darwin.__dso_handle
-import platform.darwin._os_log_internal
+import platform.darwin.os_log_type_t
 import kotlin.experimental.ExperimentalNativeApi
 
 /**
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ open class OSLogWriter internal constructor(
     }
 
     @OptIn(ExperimentalNativeApi::class)
-    open fun logThrowable(osLogSeverity: UByte, throwable: Throwable) {
+    open fun logThrowable(osLogSeverity: os_log_type_t, throwable: Throwable) {
         darwinLogger.log(osLogSeverity, throwable.getStackTrace().joinToString("\n"))
     }
 
-    private fun kermitSeverityToOsLogType(severity: Severity): UByte = when (severity) {
+    private fun kermitSeverityToOsLogType(severity: Severity): os_log_type_t = when (severity) {
         Severity.Verbose, Severity.Debug -> OS_LOG_TYPE_DEBUG
         Severity.Info -> OS_LOG_TYPE_INFO
         Severity.Warn -> OS_LOG_TYPE_DEFAULT
@@ -73,18 +73,13 @@ open class OSLogWriter internal constructor(
 
 
 internal interface DarwinLogger {
-    fun log(osLogSeverity: UByte, message: String)
+    fun log(osLogSeverity: os_log_type_t, message: String)
 }
 
+@OptIn(ExperimentalForeignApi::class)
 private object DarwinLoggerActual : DarwinLogger {
-    @OptIn(ExperimentalForeignApi::class)
-    override fun log(osLogSeverity: UByte, message: String) {
-        _os_log_internal(
-            __dso_handle.ptr,
-            OS_LOG_DEFAULT,
-            osLogSeverity,
-            "%s",
-            message
-        )
+    private val logger = darwin_log_create("", "")!!
+    override fun log(osLogSeverity: os_log_type_t, message: String) {
+        darwin_log_with_type(logger, osLogSeverity, message)
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kermit-core/src/appleMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/kermit/XcodeSeverityWriter.kt b/kermit-core/src/appleMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/kermit/XcodeSeverityWriter.kt
index 8eafba8b..67ba394d 100644
--- a/kermit-core/src/appleMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/kermit/XcodeSeverityWriter.kt
+++ b/kermit-core/src/appleMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/kermit/XcodeSeverityWriter.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 package co.touchlab.kermit
 
 import kotlin.experimental.ExperimentalNativeApi
+import platform.darwin.os_log_type_t
 
 /**
  * Development-focused LogWriter. Will write a colored emoji according to Severity, and write the Throwable stack trace
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ open class XcodeSeverityWriter(private val messageStringFormatter: MessageString
         "${emojiPrefix(severity)} ${messageStringFormatter.formatMessage(null, tag, message)}"
 
     @OptIn(ExperimentalNativeApi::class)
-    override fun logThrowable(osLogSeverity: UByte, throwable: Throwable) {
+    override fun logThrowable(osLogSeverity: os_log_type_t, throwable: Throwable) {
         // oslog cuts off longer strings, so for local development, println is more useful
         println(throwable.getStackTrace().joinToString("\n"))
     }
diff --git a/kermit-core/src/nativeInterop/cInterop/os_log.def b/kermit-core/src/nativeInterop/cInterop/os_log.def
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..baed7c77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kermit-core/src/nativeInterop/cInterop/os_log.def
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package = co.touchlab.kermit.darwin
+---
+
+#include <os/log.h>
+
+/**
+ * Passing `os_log_t` between this file and a normal kotlin file isn't working correctly.
+ * There's a weird type mismatch:
+ * - from here: os_log_t = CPointer<os_log_s>
+ * - normal kotlin: os_log_t = NSObject?
+ * For now we're just avoiding the issue by using a generic pointer.
+ */
+typedef void* darwin_os_log_t;
+
+darwin_os_log_t darwin_log_create(const char *subsystem, const char *category) {
+    return os_log_create(subsystem, category);
+}
+
+void darwin_log_with_type(darwin_os_log_t log, os_log_type_t type, const char *msg) {
+    os_log_with_type((os_log_t)log, type, "%s", msg);
+}