diff --git a/src/common/tracing/src/init.rs b/src/common/tracing/src/init.rs
index 1f47cca455398..31b04a5252c2c 100644
--- a/src/common/tracing/src/init.rs
+++ b/src/common/tracing/src/init.rs
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ fn match_prefix(meta: &Metadata, prefixes: &[String]) -> FilterResult {
         }
     }
 
-    FilterResult::Neutral
+    FilterResult::Reject
 }
 
 /// Return true if the log level is considered severe.