diff --git a/Shorewall/firewall b/Shorewall/firewall
index 632349ec0..a58d5af65 100755
--- a/Shorewall/firewall
+++ b/Shorewall/firewall
@@ -3383,7 +3383,7 @@ 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
     }
     #