diff --git a/arch/sim/src/Makefile b/arch/sim/src/Makefile
index bd669e8678..29b5380fed 100644
--- a/arch/sim/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sim/src/Makefile
@@ -104,12 +104,6 @@ endif
   HOSTSRCS += up_simsmp.c
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_SCHED_INSTRUMENTATION),y)
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_SCHED_INSTRUMENTATION_BUFFER),y)
-  CSRCS += up_schednote.c
-endif
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ONESHOT),y)
   CSRCS += up_oneshot.c
 endif
diff --git a/drivers/note/Kconfig b/drivers/note/Kconfig
index 61a22740e0..0644402f08 100644
--- a/drivers/note/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/note/Kconfig
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ config DRIVER_NOTEARCH
 	---help---
 		The note driver is provided by arch specific code.
 
+config DRIVER_NOTELOG
+	bool "Note syslog driver"
+	select SCHED_INSTRUMENTATION_EXTERNAL
+	---help---
+		The note driver output to syslog.
+
 endchoice
 
 config DRIVER_NOTERAM_BUFSIZE
diff --git a/drivers/note/Make.defs b/drivers/note/Make.defs
index 943e4ff01c..fc74611f99 100644
--- a/drivers/note/Make.defs
+++ b/drivers/note/Make.defs
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_DRIVER_NOTERAM),y)
   CSRCS += noteram_driver.c
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_DRIVER_NOTELOG),y)
+  CSRCS += notelog_driver.c
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DRIVER_NOTECTL),y)
   CSRCS += notectl_driver.c
 endif
diff --git a/arch/sim/src/sim/up_schednote.c b/drivers/note/notelog_driver.c
similarity index 99%
rename from arch/sim/src/sim/up_schednote.c
rename to drivers/note/notelog_driver.c
index e06976b612..4b855e3ece 100644
--- a/arch/sim/src/sim/up_schednote.c
+++ b/drivers/note/notelog_driver.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /****************************************************************************
- * arch/sim/src/sim/up_schednote.c
+ * drivers/note/notelog_driver.c
  *
  * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
  * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with