diff --git a/webrtc/overrides/webrtc/base/diagnostic_logging.h b/webrtc/overrides/webrtc/base/diagnostic_logging.h
index 4cd80c83ff..a544ee5f7c 100644
--- a/webrtc/overrides/webrtc/base/diagnostic_logging.h
+++ b/webrtc/overrides/webrtc/base/diagnostic_logging.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ std::string ErrorName(int err, const ConstantLabel* err_table);
 // severity numbers than or equal to the current severity level are written to
 // file. Also, note that the values are explicitly defined here for convenience
 // since the command line flag must be set using numerical values.
+// TODO(tommi): To keep things simple, we should just use the same values for
+// these constants as Chrome does.
 enum LoggingSeverity { LS_ERROR = 1,
                        LS_WARNING = 2,
                        LS_INFO = 3,
@@ -87,6 +89,23 @@ inline int WebRtcSevToChromeSev(LoggingSeverity sev) {
   }
 }
 
+inline int WebRtcVerbosityLevel(LoggingSeverity sev) {
+  switch (sev) {
+    case LS_ERROR:
+      return -2;
+    case LS_WARNING:
+      return -1;
+    case LS_INFO:  // We treat 'info' and 'verbose' as the same verbosity level.
+    case LS_VERBOSE:
+      return 1;
+    case LS_SENSITIVE:
+      return 2;
+    default:
+      NOTREACHED();
+      return 0;
+  }
+}
+
 // LogErrorContext assists in interpreting the meaning of an error value.
 enum LogErrorContext {
   ERRCTX_NONE,
diff --git a/webrtc/overrides/webrtc/base/logging.cc b/webrtc/overrides/webrtc/base/logging.cc
index fa86570b3f..55d7c7005b 100644
--- a/webrtc/overrides/webrtc/base/logging.cc
+++ b/webrtc/overrides/webrtc/base/logging.cc
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 // DIAGNOSTIC_LOG.
 #define LOG_LAZY_STREAM_DIRECT(file_name, line_number, sev) \
   LAZY_STREAM(logging::LogMessage(file_name, line_number, \
-                                  -sev).stream(), true)
+                                  sev).stream(), true)
 
 namespace rtc {
 
diff --git a/webrtc/overrides/webrtc/base/logging.h b/webrtc/overrides/webrtc/base/logging.h
index 8df2d19f46..ef471ee5e5 100644
--- a/webrtc/overrides/webrtc/base/logging.h
+++ b/webrtc/overrides/webrtc/base/logging.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 #if defined(LOGGING_INSIDE_WEBRTC)
 
-#define WEBRTC_VLOG_IS_ON(sev) VLOG_IS_ON(rtc::WebRtcSevToChromeSev(sev))
+#define WEBRTC_VLOG_IS_ON(sev) VLOG_IS_ON(rtc::WebRtcVerbosityLevel(sev))
 
 #define DIAGNOSTIC_LOG(sev, ctx, err, ...) \
   rtc::DiagnosticLogMessage( \