diff --git a/coreapi/bellesip_sal/sal_impl.c b/coreapi/bellesip_sal/sal_impl.c
index 9829d22b3..940ba4d92 100644
--- a/coreapi/bellesip_sal/sal_impl.c
+++ b/coreapi/bellesip_sal/sal_impl.c
@@ -87,12 +87,37 @@ void _belle_sip_log(belle_sip_log_level lev, const char *fmt, va_list args) {
 	}
 }
 
-void sal_enable_logs(){
-	belle_sip_set_log_level(BELLE_SIP_LOG_MESSAGE);
+void sal_enable_log(){
+	sal_set_log_level(ORTP_MESSAGE);
 }
 
-void sal_disable_logs() {
-	belle_sip_set_log_level(BELLE_SIP_LOG_ERROR);
+void sal_disable_log() {
+	sal_set_log_level(ORTP_ERROR);
+}
+
+void sal_set_log_level(OrtpLogLevel level) {
+	belle_sip_log_level belle_sip_level;
+	switch (level) {
+		case ORTP_FATAL:
+			belle_sip_level = BELLE_SIP_LOG_FATAL;
+			break;
+		case ORTP_ERROR:
+			belle_sip_level = BELLE_SIP_LOG_ERROR;
+			break;
+		case ORTP_WARNING:
+			belle_sip_level = BELLE_SIP_LOG_WARNING;
+			break;
+		case ORTP_MESSAGE:
+			belle_sip_level = BELLE_SIP_LOG_MESSAGE;
+			break;
+		case ORTP_DEBUG:
+		case ORTP_TRACE:
+			belle_sip_level = BELLE_SIP_LOG_DEBUG;
+			break;
+		case ORTP_LOGLEV_END:
+			return;
+	}
+	belle_sip_set_log_level(belle_sip_level);
 }
 
 void sal_add_pending_auth(Sal *sal, SalOp *op){
diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore.c b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
index 8950308a9..618609179 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore.c
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ void linphone_core_set_log_level(OrtpLogLevel loglevel) {
 void linphone_core_set_log_level_mask(OrtpLogLevel loglevel) {
 	ortp_set_log_level_mask(loglevel);
 	if (loglevel == 0) {
-		sal_disable_logs();
+		sal_disable_log();
 	} else {
-		sal_enable_logs();
+		sal_enable_log();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -662,8 +662,8 @@ void linphone_core_reset_log_collection() {
 void linphone_core_enable_logs(FILE *file){
 	if (file==NULL) file=stdout;
 	ortp_set_log_file(file);
-	ortp_set_log_level_mask(ORTP_MESSAGE|ORTP_WARNING|ORTP_ERROR|ORTP_FATAL);
-	sal_enable_logs();
+	ortp_set_log_level(ORTP_MESSAGE);
+	sal_set_log_level(ORTP_MESSAGE);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -677,9 +677,9 @@ void linphone_core_enable_logs(FILE *file){
  *
 **/
 void linphone_core_enable_logs_with_cb(OrtpLogFunc logfunc){
-	ortp_set_log_level_mask(ORTP_MESSAGE|ORTP_WARNING|ORTP_ERROR|ORTP_FATAL);
+	ortp_set_log_level(ORTP_MESSAGE);
 	linphone_core_set_log_handler(logfunc);
-	sal_enable_logs();
+	sal_set_log_level(ORTP_MESSAGE);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -689,8 +689,8 @@ void linphone_core_enable_logs_with_cb(OrtpLogFunc logfunc){
  * @deprecated Use #linphone_core_set_log_level instead.
 **/
 void linphone_core_disable_logs(void){
-	ortp_set_log_level_mask(ORTP_ERROR|ORTP_FATAL);
-	sal_disable_logs();
+	ortp_set_log_level(ORTP_ERROR);
+	sal_set_log_level(ORTP_ERROR);
 }
 
 void linphone_core_serialize_logs(void) {
diff --git a/include/sal/sal.h b/include/sal/sal.h
index 07d2212c2..7d888b34f 100644
--- a/include/sal/sal.h
+++ b/include/sal/sal.h
@@ -777,8 +777,11 @@ const SalCustomHeader *sal_op_get_recv_custom_header(SalOp *op);
 
 void sal_op_set_sent_custom_header(SalOp *op, SalCustomHeader* ch);
 
-void sal_enable_logs();
-void sal_disable_logs();
+/** deprecated. use sal_set_log_level instead **/
+void sal_enable_log();
+/** deprecated. use sal_set_log_level instead **/
+void sal_disable_log();
+void sal_set_log_level(OrtpLogLevel level);
 
 /*internal API */
 void __sal_op_init(SalOp *b, Sal *sal);