diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index eb4fcda0..b1d41f76 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ function makeLoader(callback) {
 
 async function loader(source, inputSourceMap, overrides) {
   const filename = this.resourcePath;
-  const logger = this.getLogger("babel-loader");
+  const logger = typeof this.getLogger === "function" ? this.getLogger("babel-loader") : {
+    debug: () => {},
+  };
 
   let loaderOptions = loaderUtils.getOptions(this);