diff --git a/api.c b/api.c
index 850d31f3..8513ea98 100644
--- a/api.c
+++ b/api.c
@@ -2750,13 +2750,13 @@ static void debugstate(struct io_data *io_data, __maybe_unused SOCKETTYPE c, cha
     opt_quiet ^= true;
     break;
   case 'v':
-    opt_log_output ^= true;
-    if (opt_log_output)
+    opt_verbose ^= true;
+    if (opt_verbose)
       opt_quiet = false;
     break;
   case 'd':
     opt_debug ^= true;
-    opt_log_output = opt_debug;
+    opt_verbose = opt_debug;
     if (opt_debug)
       opt_quiet = false;
     break;
@@ -2767,10 +2767,10 @@ static void debugstate(struct io_data *io_data, __maybe_unused SOCKETTYPE c, cha
     break;
   case 'p':
     want_per_device_stats ^= true;
-    opt_log_output = want_per_device_stats;
+    opt_verbose = want_per_device_stats;
     break;
   case 'n':
-    opt_log_output = false;
+    opt_verbose = false;
     opt_debug = false;
     opt_quiet = false;
     opt_protocol = false;
@@ -2798,7 +2798,7 @@ static void debugstate(struct io_data *io_data, __maybe_unused SOCKETTYPE c, cha
 
   root = api_add_bool(root, "Silent", &opt_realquiet, false);
   root = api_add_bool(root, "Quiet", &opt_quiet, false);
-  root = api_add_bool(root, "Verbose", &opt_log_output, false);
+  root = api_add_bool(root, "Verbose", &opt_verbose, false);
   root = api_add_bool(root, "Debug", &opt_debug, false);
   root = api_add_bool(root, "RPCProto", &opt_protocol, false);
   root = api_add_bool(root, "PerDevice", &want_per_device_stats, false);
diff --git a/driver-opencl.c b/driver-opencl.c
index 90d0b42e..ac8d01c8 100644
--- a/driver-opencl.c
+++ b/driver-opencl.c
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ char *set_rawintensity(const char *_arg)
 
 void print_ndevs(int *ndevs)
 {
-  opt_log_output = true;
+  opt_verbose = true;
   opencl_drv.drv_detect();
   clear_adl(*ndevs);
   applog(LOG_INFO, "%i GPU devices max detected", *ndevs);
diff --git a/logging.c b/logging.c
index dbebacfd..f7bc3ddf 100644
--- a/logging.c
+++ b/logging.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include "miner.h"
 
 bool opt_debug = false;
-bool opt_log_output = false;
+bool opt_verbose = false;
 int last_date_output_day = 0;
 int opt_log_show_date = false;
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static void my_log_curses(int prio, const char *datetime, const char *str, bool
 	}
 }
 
-void applog(int prio, const char* fmt, ...) 
+void applog(int prio, const char* fmt, ...)
 {
   va_list args;
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void applog(int prio, const char* fmt, ...)
   va_end(args);
 }
 
-void applogsiz(int prio, int size, const char* fmt, ...) 
+void applogsiz(int prio, int size, const char* fmt, ...)
 {
   va_list args;
 
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ void applogsiz(int prio, int size, const char* fmt, ...)
 }
 
 /* high-level logging function, based on global opt_log_level */
-void vapplogsiz(int prio, int size, const char* fmt, va_list args) 
+void vapplogsiz(int prio, int size, const char* fmt, va_list args)
 {
   if (opt_debug || prio != LOG_DEBUG) {
-    if (use_syslog || opt_log_output || prio <= opt_log_level) {
+    if (use_syslog || opt_verbose || prio <= opt_log_level) {
       char *tmp42 = (char *)calloc(size + 1, 1);
       vsnprintf(tmp42, size, fmt, args);
       _applog(prio, tmp42, false);
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void _applog(int prio, const char *str, bool force)
       fprintf(stderr, "%s%s\n", datetime, str); /* atomic write to stderr */
       fflush(stderr);
     }
-    
+
     my_log_curses(prio, datetime, str, force);
   }
 }
diff --git a/logging.h b/logging.h
index b57240a6..e314dcd9 100644
--- a/logging.h
+++ b/logging.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ enum {
 
 /* debug flags */
 extern bool opt_debug;
-extern bool opt_log_output;
+extern bool opt_verbose;
 extern bool opt_realquiet;
 extern bool want_per_device_stats;
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ extern void _applog(int prio, const char *str, bool force);
 
 #define forcelog(prio, fmt, ...) do { \
   if (opt_debug || prio != LOG_DEBUG) { \
-    if (use_syslog || opt_log_output || prio <= opt_log_level) { \
+    if (use_syslog || opt_verbose || prio <= opt_log_level) { \
       char tmp42[LOGBUFSIZ]; \
       snprintf(tmp42, sizeof(tmp42), fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__); \
       _applog(prio, tmp42, true); \
diff --git a/sgminer.c b/sgminer.c
index e5850d04..b44678dd 100644
--- a/sgminer.c
+++ b/sgminer.c
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ static char *enable_debug(bool *flag)
 {
   *flag = true;
   /* Turn on verbose output, too. */
-  opt_log_output = true;
+  opt_verbose = true;
   return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@ struct opt_table opt_config_table[] = {
       /* All current kernels only support vectors=1 */
       /* "Override detected optimal vector (1, 2 or 4) - one value or comma separated list"), */
   OPT_WITHOUT_ARG("--verbose|-v",
-      opt_set_bool, &opt_log_output,
+      opt_set_bool, &opt_verbose,
       "Log verbose output to stderr as well as status output"),
   OPT_WITH_ARG("--worksize|-w",
       set_default_worksize, NULL, NULL,
@@ -4634,7 +4634,7 @@ retry:
     opt_debug ? "on" : "off",
           want_per_device_stats? "on" : "off",
     opt_quiet ? "on" : "off",
-    opt_log_output ? "on" : "off",
+    opt_verbose ? "on" : "off",
     opt_protocol ? "on" : "off",
     opt_worktime ? "on" : "off",
     opt_incognito ? "on" : "off",
@@ -4648,13 +4648,13 @@ retry:
     wlogprint("Quiet mode %s\n", opt_quiet ? "enabled" : "disabled");
     goto retry;
   } else if (!strncasecmp(&input, "v", 1)) {
-    opt_log_output ^= true;
-    if (opt_log_output)
+    opt_verbose ^= true;
+    if (opt_verbose)
       opt_quiet = false;
-    wlogprint("Verbose mode %s\n", opt_log_output ? "enabled" : "disabled");
+    wlogprint("Verbose mode %s\n", opt_verbose ? "enabled" : "disabled");
     goto retry;
   } else if (!strncasecmp(&input, "n", 1)) {
-    opt_log_output = false;
+    opt_verbose = false;
     opt_debug = false;
     opt_quiet = false;
     opt_protocol = false;
@@ -4665,7 +4665,7 @@ retry:
     goto retry;
   } else if (!strncasecmp(&input, "d", 1)) {
     opt_debug ^= true;
-    opt_log_output = opt_debug;
+    opt_verbose = opt_debug;
     if (opt_debug)
       opt_quiet = false;
     wlogprint("Debug mode %s\n", opt_debug ? "enabled" : "disabled");
@@ -4681,7 +4681,7 @@ retry:
     goto retry;
   } else if (!strncasecmp(&input, "p", 1)) {
     want_per_device_stats ^= true;
-    opt_log_output = want_per_device_stats;
+    opt_verbose = want_per_device_stats;
     wlogprint("Per-device stats %s\n", want_per_device_stats ? "enabled" : "disabled");
     goto retry;
   } else if (!strncasecmp(&input, "r", 1)) {
@@ -8284,7 +8284,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   }
 
   if (want_per_device_stats)
-    opt_log_output = true;
+    opt_verbose = true;
 
   total_control_threads = 8;
   control_thr = (struct thr_info *)calloc(total_control_threads, sizeof(*thr));