diff --git a/core/SConscript.firmware b/core/SConscript.firmware
index 8ab7b49ae..c3bbf28e7 100644
--- a/core/SConscript.firmware
+++ b/core/SConscript.firmware
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ if SYSTEM_VIEW:
         'embed/segger/SEGGER/SEGGER_SYSVIEW.c',
         'embed/segger/SEGGER/SEGGER_RTT.c',
         'embed/segger/SEGGER/SEGGER_RTT_ASM_ARMv7M.S',
+        'embed/segger/SEGGER/Syscalls/SEGGER_RTT_Syscalls_GCC.c',
         'embed/firmware/systemview.c',
     ]
     CPPPATH_MOD += [
@@ -365,6 +366,7 @@ if SYSTEM_VIEW:
         'embed/segger/Config/',
     ]
     CPPDEFINES_MOD += ['SYSTEM_VIEW']
+    CCFLAGS_MOD += '-DSYSTEM_VIEW '
 
 SOURCE_QSTR = SOURCE_MOD + SOURCE_MICROPYTHON + SOURCE_MICROPYTHON_SPEED
 
diff --git a/core/embed/firmware/mpconfigport.h b/core/embed/firmware/mpconfigport.h
index 82846b035..0666b8bbb 100644
--- a/core/embed/firmware/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/core/embed/firmware/mpconfigport.h
@@ -156,6 +156,13 @@
 #define MICROPY_PY_TREZORUI         (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_TREZORUTILS      (1)
 
+#ifdef SYSTEM_VIEW
+#define MP_PLAT_PRINT_STRN(str, len) segger_print(str, len)
+// set following to 0 if you want to print to RTT instead of SystemView
+// openocd supports only the RTT output method
+#define SYSTEMVIEW_DEST_SYSTEMVIEW  (1)
+#endif
+
 #define MP_STATE_PORT MP_STATE_VM
 
 // ============= this ends common config section ===================
diff --git a/core/embed/firmware/mphalport.c b/core/embed/firmware/mphalport.c
index 493f475e7..339a907fe 100644
--- a/core/embed/firmware/mphalport.c
+++ b/core/embed/firmware/mphalport.c
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@
 
 #include "common.h"
 #include "py/mphal.h"
-#include "usb.h"
-#include "systemview.h"
 #include "string.h"
+#include "usb.h"
 
 static int vcp_iface_num = -1;
 
@@ -43,15 +42,3 @@ void mp_hal_stdout_tx_strn(const char *str, size_t len) {
 }
 
 void mp_hal_set_vcp_iface(int iface_num) { vcp_iface_num = iface_num; }
-
-#ifdef SYSTEM_VIEW
-int segger_print(const char* str, size_t len) {
-    static char str_copy[1024];
-    size_t copylen = len > 1023 ? 1023 : len;
-    memcpy(str_copy, str, copylen);
-    str_copy[copylen] = 0;
-    SEGGER_SYSVIEW_Print(str_copy);
-    return len;
-}
-#endif
-
diff --git a/core/embed/firmware/systemview.c b/core/embed/firmware/systemview.c
index 0c48e6a5c..10f3ecf52 100644
--- a/core/embed/firmware/systemview.c
+++ b/core/embed/firmware/systemview.c
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 #include "systemview.h"
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "mpconfigport.h"
 
 #include "SEGGER_SYSVIEW.h"
 #include "SEGGER_SYSVIEW_Conf.h"
@@ -94,4 +97,19 @@ void enable_systemview() {
   SYSTICK->CSR = 0x07;                          // enable systick
 }
 
+size_t _write(int file, const void *ptr, size_t len);
+
+size_t segger_print(const char *str, size_t len) {
+#if SYSTEMVIEW_DEST_SYSTEMVIEW
+  static char str_copy[1024];
+  size_t copylen = len > 1023 ? 1023 : len;
+  memcpy(str_copy, str, copylen);
+  str_copy[copylen] = 0;
+  SEGGER_SYSVIEW_Print(str_copy);
+  return len;
+#else
+  _write(0, str, len);
+  return len;
+#endif
+}
 #endif