diff --git a/src/libcharon/bus/listeners/sys_logger.c b/src/libcharon/bus/listeners/sys_logger.c
index 82e2c8e4c..4aeb1c048 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/bus/listeners/sys_logger.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/bus/listeners/sys_logger.c
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ sys_logger_t *sys_logger_create(int facility)
 	);
 
 	set_level(this, DBG_ANY, LEVEL_SILENT);
+	setlogmask(LOG_UPTO(LOG_INFO));
 
 	return &this->public;
 }