diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 3cdd9384..e4ff7dc9 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 
 Requires libvips v8.15.2
 
+### v0.33.5 - TBD
+
+* Ensure option to force use of a globally-installed libvips works correctly.
+  [#4111](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4111)
+  [@project0](https://github.com/project0)
+
 ### v0.33.4 - 16th May 2024
 
 * Remove experimental status from `pipelineColourspace`.
diff --git a/docs/humans.txt b/docs/humans.txt
index 42f0323d..20a9fa8e 100644
--- a/docs/humans.txt
+++ b/docs/humans.txt
@@ -293,3 +293,6 @@ GitHub: https://github.com/mertalev
 
 Name: Adriaan Meuris
 GitHub: https://github.com/adriaanmeuris
+
+Name: Richard Hillmann
+GitHub: https://github.com/project0
diff --git a/install/check.js b/install/check.js
index f140cc5e..51bb3932 100644
--- a/install/check.js
+++ b/install/check.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ try {
     }
   };
 
-  if (useGlobalLibvips()) {
+  if (useGlobalLibvips(log)) {
     buildFromSource(`Detected globally-installed libvips v${globalLibvipsVersion()}`);
   } else if (process.env.npm_config_build_from_source) {
     buildFromSource('Detected --build-from-source flag');
diff --git a/lib/libvips.js b/lib/libvips.js
index cf2cc3ee..d509650d 100644
--- a/lib/libvips.js
+++ b/lib/libvips.js
@@ -162,21 +162,23 @@ const pkgConfigPath = () => {
   }
 };
 
-const skipSearch = (status, reason) => {
-  log(`Detected ${reason}, skipping search for globally-installed libvips`);
+const skipSearch = (status, reason, logger) => {
+  if (logger) {
+    logger(`Detected ${reason}, skipping search for globally-installed libvips`);
+  }
   return status;
 };
 
-const useGlobalLibvips = () => {
+const useGlobalLibvips = (logger) => {
   if (Boolean(process.env.SHARP_IGNORE_GLOBAL_LIBVIPS) === true) {
-    return skipSearch(false, 'SHARP_IGNORE_GLOBAL_LIBVIPS');
+    return skipSearch(false, 'SHARP_IGNORE_GLOBAL_LIBVIPS', logger);
   }
   if (Boolean(process.env.SHARP_FORCE_GLOBAL_LIBVIPS) === true) {
-    return skipSearch(true, 'SHARP_FORCE_GLOBAL_LIBVIPS');
+    return skipSearch(true, 'SHARP_FORCE_GLOBAL_LIBVIPS', logger);
   }
   /* istanbul ignore next */
   if (isRosetta()) {
-    return skipSearch(false, 'Rosetta');
+    return skipSearch(false, 'Rosetta', logger);
   }
   const globalVipsVersion = globalLibvipsVersion();
   return !!globalVipsVersion && /* istanbul ignore next */
diff --git a/test/unit/libvips.js b/test/unit/libvips.js
index 4cbc3c9d..2d763fbd 100644
--- a/test/unit/libvips.js
+++ b/test/unit/libvips.js
@@ -72,6 +72,15 @@ describe('libvips binaries', function () {
       const useGlobalLibvips = libvips.useGlobalLibvips();
       assert.strictEqual(true, useGlobalLibvips);
 
+      let logged = false;
+      const logger = function (message) {
+        assert.strictEqual(message, 'Detected SHARP_FORCE_GLOBAL_LIBVIPS, skipping search for globally-installed libvips');
+        logged = true;
+      };
+      const useGlobalLibvipsWithLogger = libvips.useGlobalLibvips(logger);
+      assert.strictEqual(true, useGlobalLibvipsWithLogger);
+      assert.strictEqual(true, logged);
+
       delete process.env.SHARP_FORCE_GLOBAL_LIBVIPS;
     });
   });