diff --git a/src/common/log.c b/src/common/log.c
index 293c827816..681e08f125 100644
--- a/src/common/log.c
+++ b/src/common/log.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ static INLINE const char *sev_to_string(int severity) {
   switch(severity) {
     case LOG_DEBUG:   return "debug";
     case LOG_INFO:    return "info";
+    case LOG_NOTICE:  return "notice";
     case LOG_WARN:    return "warn";
     case LOG_ERR:     return "err";
     default:          assert(0); return "UNKNOWN";
diff --git a/src/common/log.h b/src/common/log.h
index 87a74bafe3..4656a21963 100644
--- a/src/common/log.h
+++ b/src/common/log.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #else
 #define LOG_DEBUG   0
 #define LOG_INFO    1
+#define LOG_NOTICE  2
 #define LOG_WARN    3
 #define LOG_ERR     4
 #endif