diff --git a/Common/Log/LogManager.cpp b/Common/Log/LogManager.cpp
index d89bdab8bf..ab9aad40e2 100644
--- a/Common/Log/LogManager.cpp
+++ b/Common/Log/LogManager.cpp
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@ void LogManager::SetFileLogPath(const Path &filename) {
 }
 
 void LogManager::SaveConfig(Section *section) {
-	if (channelsChangedByDebugger_) {
+	if (doNotSaveChannels_) {
 		// Leave the section as whatever was already on disk - see the doc comment on
-		// NotifyChannelsChangedByDebugger().
+		// DoNotSaveChannels().
 		return;
 	}
 	for (int i = 0; i < (int)Log::NUMBER_OF_LOGS; i++) {
diff --git a/Common/Log/LogManager.h b/Common/Log/LogManager.h
index 633942164a..60c816aeca 100644
--- a/Common/Log/LogManager.h
+++ b/Common/Log/LogManager.h
@@ -174,10 +174,11 @@ public:
 	void SaveConfig(Section *section);
 	void LoadConfig(const Section *section);
 
-	// Channel level/enabled changes made through the WebSocket debugger (log.channel.set) are
-	// meant as temporary, session-only diagnostic tweaks - call this so SaveConfig() skips
-	// writing (and thus permanently overwriting) the user's real saved settings with them.
-	void NotifyChannelsChangedByDebugger() { channelsChangedByDebugger_ = true; }
+	// Channel level/enabled changes made through the WebSocket debugger (log.channel.set) or the
+	// command line (--loglevel, -d, -v) are meant as temporary, session-only diagnostic tweaks -
+	// call this so SaveConfig() skips writing (and thus permanently overwriting) the user's real
+	// saved settings with them. Like Config::DoNotSaveSetting, but for all the channels.
+	void DoNotSaveChannels() { doNotSaveChannels_ = true; }
 
 	static const char *GetLogTypeName(Log type);
 
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ private:
 	void operator=(const LogManager &) = delete;
 
 	bool initialized_ = false;
-	bool channelsChangedByDebugger_ = false;
+	bool doNotSaveChannels_ = false;
 
 #if PPSSPP_PLATFORM(WINDOWS)
 	ConsoleListener *consoleLog_ = nullptr;
diff --git a/Core/CmdLine.cpp b/Core/CmdLine.cpp
index 639c3f6f33..b796ec4a05 100644
--- a/Core/CmdLine.cpp
+++ b/Core/CmdLine.cpp
@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@ void CommandLineOptions::ApplyToConfig() const {
 
 	if (logLevel.has_value()) {
 		g_logManager.SetAllLogLevels(logLevel.value());
+		g_logManager.DoNotSaveChannels();
 	}
 
 	if (oldAtrac.has_value()) {
diff --git a/Core/Debugger/WebSocket/LogConfigSubscriber.cpp b/Core/Debugger/WebSocket/LogConfigSubscriber.cpp
index f3c6d4abe7..895653b808 100644
--- a/Core/Debugger/WebSocket/LogConfigSubscriber.cpp
+++ b/Core/Debugger/WebSocket/LogConfigSubscriber.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ void WebSocketLogChannelSet(DebuggerRequest &req) {
 
 		// These are meant as temporary, session-only diagnostic tweaks - make sure they never
 		// get written back over the user's actual saved log settings.
-		g_logManager.NotifyChannelsChangedByDebugger();
+		g_logManager.DoNotSaveChannels();
 		if (hasLevel)
 			g_logManager.SetLogLevel(type, level);
 		if (hasEnabled)