diff --git a/sched/misc/coredump.c b/sched/misc/coredump.c
index fc5a83e1ff..e66e0462c9 100644
--- a/sched/misc/coredump.c
+++ b/sched/misc/coredump.c
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ static void coredump_dump_syslog(pid_t pid)
   FAR const char *streamname;
   int logmask;
 
-  logmask = setlogmask(LOG_ALERT);
+  logmask = setlogmask(LOG_UPTO(LOG_ALERT));
 
   _alert("Start coredump:\n");