diff --git a/tests/sshserver.pl b/tests/sshserver.pl
index 3eb57a643f6321a9a30613520916fc7264744cbe..e43875cf21e37b6c951c9d2b681bc7afa868f159 100644
--- a/tests/sshserver.pl
+++ b/tests/sshserver.pl
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ push @cfgarr, 'RhostsRSAAuthentication no';
 push @cfgarr, 'RSAAuthentication no';
 push @cfgarr, 'ServerKeyBits 768';
 push @cfgarr, 'StrictModes no';
-push @cfgarr, "Subsystem sftp $sftpsrv -f AUTH -l $loglevel";
+push @cfgarr, "Subsystem sftp $sftpsrv";
 push @cfgarr, 'SyslogFacility AUTH';
 push @cfgarr, 'UseLogin no';
 push @cfgarr, 'X11Forwarding no';