diff --git a/STABLE/firewall b/STABLE/firewall
index fbbab24f3..b4844d7cb 100755
--- a/STABLE/firewall
+++ b/STABLE/firewall
@@ -3352,7 +3352,7 @@ add_common_rules() {
 	if [ "$RFC1918_LOG_LEVEL" = ULOG ]; then
 	    echo "ULOG --ulog-prefix Shorewall:${1}:DROP:"
 	else
-	    echo "LOG --log-prefix Shorewall:${1}:DROP: --log-level info"
+	    echo "LOG --log-prefix Shorewall:${1}:DROP: --log-level $RFC1918_LOG_LEVEL"
 	fi
     }
     #