diff --git a/src/smt/params/smt_params.cpp b/src/smt/params/smt_params.cpp
index c31b2fb6d..3158ea9a1 100644
--- a/src/smt/params/smt_params.cpp
+++ b/src/smt/params/smt_params.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ void smt_params::updt_local_params(params_ref const & _p) {
     m_rlimit  = p.rlimit();
     m_max_conflicts = p.max_conflicts();
     m_core_validate = p.core_validate();
+    m_smtlib_logic = _p.get_symbol("logic", m_smtlib_logic);
     model_params mp(_p);
     m_model_compact = mp.compact();
     if (_p.get_bool("arith.greatest_error_pivot", false))