diff --git a/logcat/logpersist b/logcat/logpersist
index dab466d..8762ff1 100755
--- a/logcat/logpersist
+++ b/logcat/logpersist
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #! /system/bin/sh
 # logpersist cat start and stop handlers
 progname="${0##*/}"
-case `getprop ro.build.type` in
-userdebug|eng) ;;
+case `getprop ro.debuggable` in
+1) ;;
 *) echo "${progname} - Permission denied"
    exit 1
    ;;
diff --git a/logd/README.property b/logd/README.property
index 22f86b9..6200d3e 100644
--- a/logd/README.property
+++ b/logd/README.property
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ro.device_owner            bool   false  Override persist.logd.security to false
 ro.logd.kernel             bool+ svelte+ Enable klogd daemon
 ro.logd.statistics         bool+ svelte+ Enable logcat -S statistics.
-ro.build.type              string        if user, logd.statistics &
+ro.debuggable              number        if not "1", logd.statistics &
                                          ro.logd.kernel default false.
 persist.logd.logpersistd   string        Enable logpersist daemon, "logcatd"
                                          turns on logcat -f in logd context
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@
 
 NB:
 - bool+ - "true", "false" and comma separated list of "eng" (forced false if
-  ro.build.type is "user") or "svelte" (forced false if ro.config.low_ram is
+  ro.debuggable is not "1") or "svelte" (forced false if ro.config.low_ram is
   true).
 - svelte - see ro.config.low_ram for details.
-- svelte+ - see ro.config.low_ram and ro.build.type for details.
+- svelte+ - see ro.config.low_ram and ro.debuggable for details.
 - ro - <base property> temporary override, ro.<base property> platform default.
 - persist - <base property> override, persist.<base property> platform default.
 - build - VERBOSE for native, DEBUG for jvm isLoggable, or developer option.
diff --git a/logd/main.cpp b/logd/main.cpp
index 9cec313..bef40c7 100644
--- a/logd/main.cpp
+++ b/logd/main.cpp
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@
         return false;
     }
     if (flag & BOOL_DEFAULT_FLAG_ENG) {
-        property_get("ro.build.type", property, "");
-        if (!strcmp(property, "user")) {
+        property_get("ro.debuggable", property, "");
+        if (strcmp(property, "1")) {
             return false;
         }
     }