diff --git a/src/logging/nm-logging.c b/src/logging/nm-logging.c
index f071f847da..57d522a3c7 100644
--- a/src/logging/nm-logging.c
+++ b/src/logging/nm-logging.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ nm_log_handler (const gchar *log_domain,
 {
 	int syslog_priority;	
 
-	switch (level) {
+	switch (level & G_LOG_LEVEL_MASK) {
 	case G_LOG_LEVEL_ERROR:
 		syslog_priority = LOG_CRIT;
 		break;