diff --git a/lib/wp/core.c b/lib/wp/core.c
index 1b43a6a7..dae44f96 100644
--- a/lib/wp/core.c
+++ b/lib/wp/core.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ wp_core_constructed (GObject *object)
     p = (struct pw_properties *) pw_context_get_properties (self->pw_context);
     if (!g_getenv("WIREPLUMBER_DEBUG") &&
         (str = pw_properties_get(p, "log.level")) != NULL) {
-      if (!wp_log_set_global_level (str))
+      if (!wp_log_set_level (str))
         wp_warning ("ignoring invalid log.level in config file: %s", str);
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/wp/log.c b/lib/wp/log.c
index 2f5463ec..db601dc3 100644
--- a/lib/wp/log.c
+++ b/lib/wp/log.c
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ format_pw_log_level_string (gint level, const struct log_topic_pattern *patterns
 }
 
 gboolean
-wp_log_set_global_level (const gchar *level_str)
+wp_log_set_level (const gchar *level_str)
 {
   gint level;
   GLogLevelFlags flags;
@@ -534,9 +534,9 @@ wp_log_init (gint flags)
   if (log_state.set_pw_log)
     pw_log_set (wp_spa_log_get_instance ());
 
-  if (!wp_log_set_global_level (g_getenv ("WIREPLUMBER_DEBUG"))) {
+  if (!wp_log_set_level (g_getenv ("WIREPLUMBER_DEBUG"))) {
     wp_warning ("Ignoring invalid value in WIREPLUMBER_DEBUG");
-    wp_log_set_global_level (NULL);
+    wp_log_set_level (NULL);
   }
 
   if (log_state.set_pw_log) {
diff --git a/lib/wp/log.h b/lib/wp/log.h
index 3d1c6b4c..c47d4ad1 100644
--- a/lib/wp/log.h
+++ b/lib/wp/log.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ WP_PRIVATE_API
 void wp_log_init (gint flags);
 
 WP_API
-gboolean wp_log_set_global_level (const gchar *log_level);
+gboolean wp_log_set_level (const gchar *log_level);
 
 typedef struct _WpLogTopic WpLogTopic;
 struct _WpLogTopic {
diff --git a/modules/module-log-settings.c b/modules/module-log-settings.c
index 33ff2b37..489f7cab 100644
--- a/modules/module-log-settings.c
+++ b/modules/module-log-settings.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ on_metadata_changed (WpMetadata *m, guint32 subject,
     return;
 
   if (spa_streq(key, "log.level"))
-    wp_log_set_global_level (value ? value : "2");
+    wp_log_set_level (value ? value : "2");
 }
 
 static void