diff --git a/pkg/util/log/flags.go b/pkg/util/log/flags.go
index 26d3e0d15856..9392366fc6f6 100644
--- a/pkg/util/log/flags.go
+++ b/pkg/util/log/flags.go
@@ -53,10 +53,8 @@ func init() {
 	// Default stderrThreshold to log everything to the process'
 	// external stderr (OrigStderr).
 	defaultConfig.Sinks.Stderr.Filter = severity.INFO
-	// We only register it for the DEV channels. No other
-	// channels get a configuration, whereby every channel
-	// ends up sharing the DEV logger (debugLog).
-	defaultConfig.Sinks.Stderr.Channels.Channels = []logpb.Channel{channel.DEV}
+	// Ensure all channels go to stderr.
+	defaultConfig.Sinks.Stderr.Channels.Channels = logconfig.SelectAllChannels()
 	// We also don't capture internal writes to fd2 by default:
 	// let the writes go to the external stderr.
 	defaultConfig.CaptureFd2.Enable = false
diff --git a/pkg/util/log/flags_test.go b/pkg/util/log/flags_test.go
index f0ce02a437ef..54a3b7e618c3 100644
--- a/pkg/util/log/flags_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/log/flags_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func TestAppliedStandaloneConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 	const expected = `sinks:
   stderr:
-    channels: [DEV]
+    channels: all
     filter: INFO
     format: crdb-v2-tty
     redact: false
diff --git a/pkg/util/log/logconfig/config.go b/pkg/util/log/logconfig/config.go
index 2305f5545a1e..6fef5711191e 100644
--- a/pkg/util/log/logconfig/config.go
+++ b/pkg/util/log/logconfig/config.go
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ func parseChannelList(s string) ([]logpb.Channel, error) {
 
 	// Special case: "ALL" selects all channels.
 	if s == "ALL" {
-		return selectAllChannels(), nil
+		return SelectAllChannels(), nil
 	}
 
 	// If channels starts with "all except", we invert the selection.
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ func selectChannels(invert bool, parts []string) ([]logpb.Channel, error) {
 			if len(parts) != 1 {
 				return nil, errors.New("cannot use ALL if there are other channel names present in the list")
 			}
-			return selectAllChannels(), nil
+			return SelectAllChannels(), nil
 		}
 
 		// Verify the channel name is known.
@@ -636,9 +636,9 @@ func selectChannels(invert bool, parts []string) ([]logpb.Channel, error) {
 	return selected, nil
 }
 
-// selectAllChannels returns a copy of channelValues,
+// SelectAllChannels returns a copy of channelValues,
 // for use in the ALL configuration.
-func selectAllChannels() []logpb.Channel {
+func SelectAllChannels() []logpb.Channel {
 	// Copy the default in case the code that uses a Config overwrites
 	// its channel list in-place.
 	chans := make([]logpb.Channel, 0, len(channelValues))