diff --git a/man/udevadm.xml b/man/udevadm.xml
index a716b1819d..c78faa5a06 100644
--- a/man/udevadm.xml
+++ b/man/udevadm.xml
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term><option>-l</option></term>
-          <term><option>--log-priority=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
+          <term><option>--log-level=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
           <listitem>
             <para>Set the internal log level of
             <filename>systemd-udevd</filename>. Valid values are the
diff --git a/src/udev/udevadm-control.c b/src/udev/udevadm-control.c
index 82e2514932..6096dcbe78 100644
--- a/src/udev/udevadm-control.c
+++ b/src/udev/udevadm-control.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static int help(void) {
                "  -h --help                Show this help\n"
                "  -V --version             Show package version\n"
                "  -e --exit                Instruct the daemon to cleanup and exit\n"
-               "  -l --log-priority=LEVEL  Set the udev log level for the daemon\n"
+               "  -l --log-level=LEVEL     Set the udev log level for the daemon\n"
                "  -s --stop-exec-queue     Do not execute events, queue only\n"
                "  -S --start-exec-queue    Execute events, flush queue\n"
                "  -R --reload              Reload rules and databases\n"
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ int control_main(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
 
         static const struct option options[] = {
                 { "exit",             no_argument,       NULL, 'e'      },
-                { "log-priority",     required_argument, NULL, 'l'      },
+                { "log-level",        required_argument, NULL, 'l'      },
+                { "log-priority",     required_argument, NULL, 'l'      }, /* for backward compatibility */
                 { "stop-exec-queue",  no_argument,       NULL, 's'      },
                 { "start-exec-queue", no_argument,       NULL, 'S'      },
                 { "reload",           no_argument,       NULL, 'R'      },
@@ -98,11 +99,11 @@ int control_main(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
                 case 'l':
                         r = log_level_from_string(optarg);
                         if (r < 0)
-                                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to parse log priority '%s': %m", optarg);
+                                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to parse log level '%s': %m", optarg);
 
                         r = udev_ctrl_send_set_log_level(uctrl, r);
                         if (r == -ENOANO)
-                                log_warning("Cannot specify --log-priority after --exit, ignoring.");
+                                log_warning("Cannot specify --log-level after --exit, ignoring.");
                         else if (r < 0)
                                 return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to send request to set log level: %m");
                         break;