diff --git a/src/io.c b/src/io.c
index 29e698bb..9b9d0b1f 100644
--- a/src/io.c
+++ b/src/io.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int opentty(char *device)
 {
     int fd;
 
-    logIT(LOG_LOCAL0, "Configuring serial interface %s", device);
+    logIT(LOG_INFO, "Configuring serial interface %s", device);
     if ((fd = open(device, O_RDWR)) < 0) {
         logIT(LOG_ERR, "cannot open %s:%m", device);
         exit(1);