diff --git a/debug.go b/debug.go
index 8835ad63f2..865617e62c 100644
--- a/debug.go
+++ b/debug.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func LogLevel() int {
 }
 
 func SetLogLevel(level int) {
-	logLevel = logLevel
+	logLevel = level
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------