diff --git a/src/SDL_log.c b/src/SDL_log.c
index 030494804..ff993bc3e 100644
--- a/src/SDL_log.c
+++ b/src/SDL_log.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 /* The size of the stack buffer to use for rendering log messages. */
 #define SDL_MAX_LOG_MESSAGE_STACK 256
 
-#define DEFAULT_PRIORITY             SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_CRITICAL
+#define DEFAULT_PRIORITY             SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_ERROR
 #define DEFAULT_ASSERT_PRIORITY      SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_WARN
 #define DEFAULT_APPLICATION_PRIORITY SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_INFO
 #define DEFAULT_TEST_PRIORITY        SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_VERBOSE