diff --git a/log/record.go b/log/record.go
index ef082d9f799..f4dccb37417 100644
--- a/log/record.go
+++ b/log/record.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ type Severity int
 // Severity values defined by OpenTelemetry.
 const (
 	// A fine-grained debugging log record. Typically disabled in default configurations.
-	SeverityTrace Severity = 1
+	SeverityTrace Severity = iota + 1
 	SeverityTrace2
 	SeverityTrace3
 	SeverityTrace4