diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 08508be..143d9db 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ struct config_item config_tab[] = {
 	GLOB_ITEM_INT("assume_two_step", 0, 0, 1),
 	GLOB_ITEM_INT("check_fup_sync", 0, 0, 1),
 	GLOB_ITEM_DBL("first_step_threshold", 0.00002, 0.0, DBL_MAX),
+	GLOB_ITEM_INT("logging_level", LOG_INFO, PRINT_LEVEL_MIN, PRINT_LEVEL_MAX),
 	GLOB_ITEM_INT("max_frequency", 900000000, 0, INT_MAX),
 	GLOB_ITEM_DBL("step_threshold", 0.0, 0.0, DBL_MAX),
 	GLOB_ITEM_INT("tx_timestamp_timeout", 1, 1, INT_MAX),
@@ -623,15 +624,6 @@ static enum parser_result parse_global_setting(const char *option,
 			return OUT_OF_RANGE;
 		strncpy(cfg->uds_address, value, MAX_IFNAME_SIZE);
 
-	} else if (!strcmp(option, "logging_level")) {
-		r = get_ranged_int(value, &val,
-				   PRINT_LEVEL_MIN, PRINT_LEVEL_MAX);
-		if (r != PARSED_OK)
-			return r;
-		if (!(cfg_ignore & CFG_IGNORE_PRINT_LEVEL)) {
-			cfg->print_level = val;
-		}
-
 	} else if (!strcmp(option, "verbose")) {
 		r = get_ranged_int(value, &val, 0, 1);
 		if (r != PARSED_OK)
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index a297e85..0b7c291 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ struct interface {
 #define CFG_IGNORE_TRANSPORT    (1 << 1)
 #define CFG_IGNORE_TIMESTAMPING (1 << 2)
 #define CFG_IGNORE_SLAVEONLY    (1 << 3)
-#define CFG_IGNORE_PRINT_LEVEL  (1 << 4)
 #define CFG_IGNORE_USE_SYSLOG   (1 << 5)
 #define CFG_IGNORE_VERBOSE      (1 << 6)
 
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ struct config {
 	unsigned char *udp6_scope;
 	char *uds_address;
 
-	int print_level;
 	int use_syslog;
 	int verbose;
 };
diff --git a/ptp4l.c b/ptp4l.c
index ca62370..068b1f3 100644
--- a/ptp4l.c
+++ b/ptp4l.c
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ static struct config cfg_settings = {
 	.udp6_scope = &udp6_scope,
 	.uds_address = uds_path,
 
-	.print_level = LOG_INFO,
 	.use_syslog = 1,
 	.verbose = 0,
 
@@ -169,7 +168,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	struct clock *clock;
 	struct config *cfg = &cfg_settings;
 	struct defaultDS *ds = &cfg_settings.dds.dds;
-	int phc_index = -1, required_modes = 0;
+	int phc_index = -1, print_level, required_modes = 0;
 
 	if (handle_term_signals())
 		return -1;
@@ -240,10 +239,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			*cfg_ignore |= CFG_IGNORE_SLAVEONLY;
 			break;
 		case 'l':
-			if (get_arg_val_i(c, optarg, &cfg_settings.print_level,
+			if (get_arg_val_i(c, optarg, &print_level,
 					  PRINT_LEVEL_MIN, PRINT_LEVEL_MAX))
 				return -1;
-			*cfg_ignore |= CFG_IGNORE_PRINT_LEVEL;
+			config_set_int(cfg, "logging_level", print_level);
 			break;
 		case 'm':
 			cfg_settings.verbose = 1;
@@ -294,7 +293,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	print_set_progname(progname);
 	print_set_verbose(cfg_settings.verbose);
 	print_set_syslog(cfg_settings.use_syslog);
-	print_set_level(cfg_settings.print_level);
+	print_set_level(config_get_int(cfg, NULL, "logging_level"));
 
 	if (STAILQ_EMPTY(&cfg_settings.interfaces)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "no interface specified\n");