diff --git a/drivers/syslog/Kconfig b/drivers/syslog/Kconfig
index 88500531f3..32016eb2e2 100644
--- a/drivers/syslog/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/syslog/Kconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ config ARCH_SYSLOG
 	bool
 	default n
 
+config SYSLOG_DEFAULT_MASK
+	hex "syslog mask default value"
+	default 0xff
+
 comment "SYSLOG options"
 
 config SYSLOG_MAX_CHANNELS
diff --git a/libs/libc/syslog/lib_setlogmask.c b/libs/libc/syslog/lib_setlogmask.c
index d6398c6c69..8b60a604b6 100644
--- a/libs/libc/syslog/lib_setlogmask.c
+++ b/libs/libc/syslog/lib_setlogmask.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 /* The currently enabled set of syslog priorities */
 
-uint8_t g_syslog_mask = LOG_ALL;
+uint8_t g_syslog_mask = CONFIG_SYSLOG_DEFAULT_MASK;
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Functions