diff --git a/sy_old/mars_light.c b/sy_old/mars_light.c
index 61eeae73..6055ad79 100644
--- a/sy_old/mars_light.c
+++ b/sy_old/mars_light.c
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ int run_bone(struct mars_peerinfo *peer, struct mars_dent *remote_dent)
 			struct mars_dent *local_dent = mars_find_dent(peer->global, remote_dent->d_path);
 			if (unlikely(!parent)) {
 				MARS_IO("ignoring non-existing local resource '%s'\n", parent_path);
-#if defined(CONFIG_MARS_LOGDELETE_AUTO) && CONFIG_MARS_LOGDELETE_AUTO > 0
+#if defined(CONFIG_MARS_LOGDELETE_AUTO)
 			// don't copy old / outdated logfiles
 			} else if (parent->d_private &&
 				   ((struct mars_rotate *)parent->d_private)->relevant_serial > remote_dent->d_serial) {
@@ -2430,9 +2430,9 @@ int make_log_finalize(struct mars_global *global, struct mars_dent *dent)
 	if (!copy_brick)
 		rot->copy_serial = 0;
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_MARS_LOGDELETE_AUTO) && CONFIG_MARS_LOGDELETE_AUTO > 0
+#if defined(CONFIG_MARS_LOGDELETE_AUTO)
 #define LIMIT1 ((loff_t)EXHAUSTED_LIMIT(rot->total_space))
-#define LIMIT2 ((loff_t)CONFIG_MARS_LOGDELETE_AUTO * 1024 * 1024)
+#define LIMIT2 ((loff_t)global_logdel_auto * 1024 * 1024)
 	if (rot->remaining_space <= LIMIT1 + LIMIT2) {
 		MARS_WRN("filesystem space = %lld kiB is lower than %lld + %lld = %lld\n", rot->remaining_space, LIMIT1, LIMIT2, LIMIT1 + LIMIT2);
 		if (rot->first_log && rot->first_log != rot->relevant_log) {
@@ -3920,6 +3920,9 @@ static void __exit exit_light(void)
 int global_logrot_auto = CONFIG_MARS_LOGROT_AUTO;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(global_logrot_auto);
 
+int global_logdel_auto = CONFIG_MARS_LOGDELETE_AUTO;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(global_logdel_auto);
+
 int global_free_space = CONFIG_MARS_MIN_SPACE_BASE;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(global_free_space);
 
diff --git a/sy_old/mars_proc.c b/sy_old/mars_proc.c
index ab1497ed..48265327 100644
--- a/sy_old/mars_proc.c
+++ b/sy_old/mars_proc.c
@@ -183,13 +183,22 @@ ctl_table mars_table[] = {
 	},
 	{
 		.ctl_name       = CTL_UNNUMBERED,
-		.procname	= "logrot_auto",
+		.procname	= "logrot_auto_gb",
 		.data           = &global_logrot_auto,
 		.maxlen         = sizeof(int),
 		.mode		= 0600,
 		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec,
 		.strategy       = &sysctl_intvec,
 	},
+	{
+		.ctl_name       = CTL_UNNUMBERED,
+		.procname	= "logdel_auto_gb",
+		.data           = &global_logdel_auto,
+		.maxlen         = sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0600,
+		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec,
+		.strategy       = &sysctl_intvec,
+	},
 	{
 		.ctl_name       = CTL_UNNUMBERED,
 		.procname	= "free_space_mb",
diff --git a/sy_old/strategy.h b/sy_old/strategy.h
index ce1d3600..63095c22 100644
--- a/sy_old/strategy.h
+++ b/sy_old/strategy.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #define MARS_PATH_MAX 256
 
 extern int global_logrot_auto;
+extern int global_logdel_auto;
 extern int global_free_space;
 
 extern char *my_id(void);