diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc.c
index d4c2524012fa..05c3484d02a3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc.c
@@ -221,17 +221,23 @@ static u32 get_core_family(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	}
 }
 
-static u32 get_log_verbosity_flags(void)
+static u32 get_log_control_flags(void)
 {
-	if (i915_modparams.guc_log_level > 0) {
-		u32 verbosity = i915_modparams.guc_log_level - 1;
+	u32 level = i915_modparams.guc_log_level;
+	u32 flags = 0;
 
-		GEM_BUG_ON(verbosity > GUC_LOG_VERBOSITY_MAX);
-		return verbosity << GUC_LOG_VERBOSITY_SHIFT;
-	}
+	GEM_BUG_ON(level < 0);
+
+	if (!GUC_LOG_LEVEL_TO_ENABLED(level))
+		flags |= GUC_LOG_DEFAULT_DISABLED;
+
+	if (!GUC_LOG_LEVEL_TO_VERBOSE(level))
+		flags |= GUC_LOG_DISABLED;
+	else
+		flags |= GUC_LOG_LEVEL_TO_VERBOSITY(level) <<
+			 GUC_LOG_VERBOSITY_SHIFT;
 
-	GEM_BUG_ON(i915_modparams.enable_guc < 0);
-	return GUC_LOG_DISABLED;
+	return flags;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -266,7 +272,7 @@ void intel_guc_init_params(struct intel_guc *guc)
 
 	params[GUC_CTL_LOG_PARAMS] = guc->log.flags;
 
-	params[GUC_CTL_DEBUG] = get_log_verbosity_flags();
+	params[GUC_CTL_DEBUG] = get_log_control_flags();
 
 	/* If GuC submission is enabled, set up additional parameters here */
 	if (USES_GUC_SUBMISSION(dev_priv)) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_fwif.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_fwif.h
index 6a10aa6f04d3..4971685a2ea8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_fwif.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_fwif.h
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 #define   GUC_PROFILE_ENABLED		(1 << 7)
 #define   GUC_WQ_TRACK_ENABLED		(1 << 8)
 #define   GUC_ADS_ENABLED		(1 << 9)
-#define   GUC_DEBUG_RESERVED		(1 << 10)
+#define   GUC_LOG_DEFAULT_DISABLED	(1 << 10)
 #define   GUC_ADS_ADDR_SHIFT		11
 #define   GUC_ADS_ADDR_MASK		0xfffff800
 
@@ -539,7 +539,8 @@ union guc_log_control {
 		u32 logging_enabled:1;
 		u32 reserved1:3;
 		u32 verbosity:4;
-		u32 reserved2:24;
+		u32 default_logging:1;
+		u32 reserved2:23;
 	};
 	u32 value;
 } __packed;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_log.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_log.c
index 1e671f2b2f64..068f5e7f7594 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_log.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_log.c
@@ -57,12 +57,14 @@ static int guc_log_flush(struct intel_guc *guc)
 	return intel_guc_send(guc, action, ARRAY_SIZE(action));
 }
 
-static int guc_log_control(struct intel_guc *guc, bool enable, u32 verbosity)
+static int guc_log_control(struct intel_guc *guc, bool enable,
+			   bool default_logging, u32 verbosity)
 {
 	union guc_log_control control_val = {
 		{
 			.logging_enabled = enable,
 			.verbosity = verbosity,
+			.default_logging = default_logging,
 		},
 	};
 	u32 action[] = {
@@ -499,13 +501,6 @@ int intel_guc_log_level_get(struct intel_guc_log *log)
 	return i915_modparams.guc_log_level;
 }
 
-#define GUC_LOG_LEVEL_DISABLED		0
-#define LOG_LEVEL_TO_ENABLED(x)		((x) > 0)
-#define LOG_LEVEL_TO_VERBOSITY(x) ({		\
-	typeof(x) _x = (x);			\
-	LOG_LEVEL_TO_ENABLED(_x) ? _x - 1 : 0;	\
-})
-#define VERBOSITY_TO_LOG_LEVEL(x)  ((x) + 1)
 int intel_guc_log_level_set(struct intel_guc_log *log, u64 val)
 {
 	struct intel_guc *guc = log_to_guc(log);
@@ -521,7 +516,7 @@ int intel_guc_log_level_set(struct intel_guc_log *log, u64 val)
 	 * as indication that logging should be disabled.
 	 */
 	if (val < GUC_LOG_LEVEL_DISABLED ||
-	    val > VERBOSITY_TO_LOG_LEVEL(GUC_LOG_VERBOSITY_MAX))
+	    val > GUC_VERBOSITY_TO_LOG_LEVEL(GUC_LOG_VERBOSITY_MAX))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
@@ -532,8 +527,9 @@ int intel_guc_log_level_set(struct intel_guc_log *log, u64 val)
 	}
 
 	intel_runtime_pm_get(dev_priv);
-	ret = guc_log_control(guc, LOG_LEVEL_TO_ENABLED(val),
-			      LOG_LEVEL_TO_VERBOSITY(val));
+	ret = guc_log_control(guc, GUC_LOG_LEVEL_TO_VERBOSE(val),
+			      GUC_LOG_LEVEL_TO_ENABLED(val),
+			      GUC_LOG_LEVEL_TO_VERBOSITY(val));
 	intel_runtime_pm_put(dev_priv);
 	if (ret) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("guc_log_control action failed %d\n", ret);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_log.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_log.h
index cc86587a0543..dab27785231b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_log.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_log.h
@@ -40,6 +40,21 @@ struct intel_guc;
 #define GUC_LOG_SIZE	((1 + GUC_LOG_DPC_PAGES + 1 + GUC_LOG_ISR_PAGES + \
 			  1 + GUC_LOG_CRASH_PAGES + 1) << PAGE_SHIFT)
 
+/*
+ * While we're using plain log level in i915, GuC controls are much more...
+ * "elaborate"? We have a couple of bits for verbosity, separate bit for actual
+ * log enabling, and separate bit for default logging - which "conveniently"
+ * ignores the enable bit.
+ */
+#define GUC_LOG_LEVEL_DISABLED			0
+#define GUC_LOG_LEVEL_TO_ENABLED(x)		((x) > 0)
+#define GUC_LOG_LEVEL_TO_VERBOSE(x)		((x) > 1)
+#define GUC_LOG_LEVEL_TO_VERBOSITY(x) ({		\
+	typeof(x) _x = (x);				\
+	GUC_LOG_LEVEL_TO_VERBOSE(_x) ? _x - 2 : 0;	\
+})
+#define GUC_VERBOSITY_TO_LOG_LEVEL(x)		((x) + 2)
+
 struct intel_guc_log {
 	u32 flags;
 	struct i915_vma *vma;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
index 9bb40cd047a0..ad1785522497 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ static int __get_default_guc_log_level(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	if (HAS_GUC(dev_priv) && intel_uc_is_using_guc() &&
 	    (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_I915_DEBUG) ||
 	     IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_I915_DEBUG_GEM)))
-		guc_log_level = 1 + GUC_LOG_VERBOSITY_MAX;
+		guc_log_level =
+			GUC_VERBOSITY_TO_LOG_LEVEL(GUC_LOG_VERBOSITY_MAX);
 
 	/* Any platform specific fine-tuning can be done here */
 
@@ -142,17 +143,20 @@ static void sanitize_options_early(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		i915_modparams.guc_log_level = 0;
 	}
 
-	if (i915_modparams.guc_log_level > 1 + GUC_LOG_VERBOSITY_MAX) {
+	if (i915_modparams.guc_log_level >
+	    GUC_VERBOSITY_TO_LOG_LEVEL(GUC_LOG_VERBOSITY_MAX)) {
 		DRM_WARN("Incompatible option detected: %s=%d, %s!\n",
 			 "guc_log_level", i915_modparams.guc_log_level,
 			 "verbosity too high");
-		i915_modparams.guc_log_level = 1 + GUC_LOG_VERBOSITY_MAX;
+		i915_modparams.guc_log_level =
+			GUC_VERBOSITY_TO_LOG_LEVEL(GUC_LOG_VERBOSITY_MAX);
 	}
 
-	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("guc_log_level=%d (enabled:%s verbosity:%d)\n",
+	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("guc_log_level=%d (enabled:%s, verbose:%s, verbosity:%d)\n",
 			 i915_modparams.guc_log_level,
 			 yesno(i915_modparams.guc_log_level),
-			 i915_modparams.guc_log_level - 1);
+			 yesno(GUC_LOG_LEVEL_TO_VERBOSE(i915_modparams.guc_log_level)),
+			 GUC_LOG_LEVEL_TO_VERBOSITY(i915_modparams.guc_log_level));
 
 	/* Make sure that sanitization was done */
 	GEM_BUG_ON(i915_modparams.enable_guc < 0);
