diff --git a/include/log/log.h b/include/log/log.h
index f9299b0..0b17574 100644
--- a/include/log/log.h
+++ b/include/log/log.h
@@ -598,6 +598,7 @@
     LOG_ID_EVENTS = 2,
     LOG_ID_SYSTEM = 3,
     LOG_ID_CRASH = 4,
+    LOG_ID_KERNEL = 5,
 #endif
 
     LOG_ID_MAX
diff --git a/liblog/log_read.c b/liblog/log_read.c
index 5364e4f..9c4af30 100644
--- a/liblog/log_read.c
+++ b/liblog/log_read.c
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@
     [LOG_ID_EVENTS] = "events",
     [LOG_ID_SYSTEM] = "system",
     [LOG_ID_CRASH] = "crash",
+    [LOG_ID_KERNEL] = "kernel",
 };
 
 const char *android_log_id_to_name(log_id_t log_id)
diff --git a/liblog/log_read_kern.c b/liblog/log_read_kern.c
index bdc7b18..69b405c 100644
--- a/liblog/log_read_kern.c
+++ b/liblog/log_read_kern.c
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@
     [LOG_ID_RADIO] = "radio",
     [LOG_ID_EVENTS] = "events",
     [LOG_ID_SYSTEM] = "system",
-    [LOG_ID_CRASH] = "crash"
+    [LOG_ID_CRASH] = "crash",
+    [LOG_ID_KERNEL] = "kernel",
 };
 
 const char *android_log_id_to_name(log_id_t log_id)
diff --git a/liblog/logd_write.c b/liblog/logd_write.c
index c62a246..bdee28f 100644
--- a/liblog/logd_write.c
+++ b/liblog/logd_write.c
@@ -310,7 +310,8 @@
     [LOG_ID_RADIO] = "radio",
     [LOG_ID_EVENTS] = "events",
     [LOG_ID_SYSTEM] = "system",
-    [LOG_ID_CRASH] = "crash"
+    [LOG_ID_CRASH] = "crash",
+    [LOG_ID_KERNEL] = "kernel",
 };
 
 const char *android_log_id_to_name(log_id_t log_id)