diff --git a/libobs/util/base.c b/libobs/util/base.c
index 9332136d9..eb9862cd6 100644
--- a/libobs/util/base.c
+++ b/libobs/util/base.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static void def_log_handler(int log_level, const char *format,
 	char out[4096];
 	vsnprintf(out, sizeof(out), format, args);
 
-	if (log_level >= log_output_level) {
+	if (log_level <= log_output_level) {
 		switch (log_level) {
 		case LOG_DEBUG:
 			printf("debug: %s\n", out);