diff --git a/electrum/commands.py b/electrum/commands.py
index 2c95732d1..4defc0523 100644
--- a/electrum/commands.py
+++ b/electrum/commands.py
@@ -942,7 +942,6 @@ def add_global_options(parser):
     group.add_argument("--testnet", action="store_true", dest="testnet", default=False, help="Use Testnet")
     group.add_argument("--regtest", action="store_true", dest="regtest", default=False, help="Use Regtest")
     group.add_argument("--simnet", action="store_true", dest="simnet", default=False, help="Use Simnet")
-    group.add_argument("--disablefilelogging", action="store_true", dest="disablefilelogging", default=None, help="Do not log to file")
 
 def get_parser():
     # create main parser
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py b/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
index 5de141c4b..4d22744f7 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
@@ -3011,9 +3011,9 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow, MessageBoxMixin, Logger):
         gui_widgets.append((updatecheck_cb, None))
 
         filelogging_cb = QCheckBox(_("Write logs to file"))
-        filelogging_cb.setChecked(not self.config.get('disablefilelogging', False))
+        filelogging_cb.setChecked(bool(self.config.get('log_to_file', False)))
         def on_set_filelogging(v):
-            self.config.set_key('disablefilelogging', v == Qt.Unchecked, save=True)
+            self.config.set_key('log_to_file', v == Qt.Checked, save=True)
         filelogging_cb.stateChanged.connect(on_set_filelogging)
         filelogging_cb.setToolTip(_('Debug logs can be persisted to disk. These are useful for troubleshooting.'))
         gui_widgets.append((filelogging_cb, None))
diff --git a/electrum/logging.py b/electrum/logging.py
index 13ac3dd47..bb3946485 100644
--- a/electrum/logging.py
+++ b/electrum/logging.py
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ def configure_logging(config):
     _configure_verbosity(verbosity=verbosity, verbosity_shortcuts=verbosity_shortcuts)
 
     is_android = 'ANDROID_DATA' in os.environ
-    if is_android or config.get('disablefilelogging'):
+    if is_android or not config.get('log_to_file', False):
         pass  # disable file logging
     else:
         log_directory = pathlib.Path(config.path) / "logs"