diff --git a/logd/LogBuffer.cpp b/logd/LogBuffer.cpp
index 73e767f7d..4ada78802 100644
--- a/logd/LogBuffer.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogBuffer.cpp
@@ -225,8 +225,11 @@ void LogBuffer::maybePrune(log_id_t id) {
     unsigned long maxSize = log_buffer_size(id);
     if (sizes > maxSize) {
         size_t sizeOver = sizes - ((maxSize * 9) / 10);
-        size_t elements = stats.elements(id);
-        size_t minElements = elements / 10;
+        size_t elements = stats.realElements(id);
+        size_t minElements = elements / 100;
+        if (minElements < minPrune) {
+            minElements = minPrune;
+        }
         unsigned long pruneRows = elements * sizeOver / sizes;
         if (pruneRows < minElements) {
             pruneRows = minElements;
diff --git a/logd/LogBuffer.h b/logd/LogBuffer.h
index 5223b4047..7ed92e999 100644
--- a/logd/LogBuffer.h
+++ b/logd/LogBuffer.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
 
+    static constexpr size_t minPrune = 4;
     static constexpr size_t maxPrune = 256;
 
     void maybePrune(log_id_t id);
diff --git a/logd/LogStatistics.cpp b/logd/LogStatistics.cpp
index c3b10ad36..fdb2576d6 100644
--- a/logd/LogStatistics.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogStatistics.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ LogStatistics::LogStatistics() : enable(false) {
     log_id_for_each(id) {
         mSizes[id] = 0;
         mElements[id] = 0;
+        mDroppedElements[id] = 0;
         mSizesTotal[id] = 0;
         mElementsTotal[id] = 0;
     }
@@ -93,6 +94,9 @@ void LogStatistics::subtract(LogBufferElement *element) {
     unsigned short size = element->getMsgLen();
     mSizes[log_id] -= size;
     --mElements[log_id];
+    if (element->getDropped()) {
+        --mDroppedElements[log_id];
+    }
 
     if (log_id == LOG_ID_KERNEL) {
         return;
@@ -119,6 +123,7 @@ void LogStatistics::drop(LogBufferElement *element) {
     log_id_t log_id = element->getLogId();
     unsigned short size = element->getMsgLen();
     mSizes[log_id] -= size;
+    ++mDroppedElements[log_id];
 
     uidTable[log_id].drop(element->getUid(), element);
 
diff --git a/logd/LogStatistics.h b/logd/LogStatistics.h
index 8b90c53b5..6943820e3 100644
--- a/logd/LogStatistics.h
+++ b/logd/LogStatistics.h
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ struct TagEntry : public EntryBase {
 class LogStatistics {
     size_t mSizes[LOG_ID_MAX];
     size_t mElements[LOG_ID_MAX];
+    size_t mDroppedElements[LOG_ID_MAX];
     size_t mSizesTotal[LOG_ID_MAX];
     size_t mElementsTotal[LOG_ID_MAX];
     bool enable;
@@ -404,7 +405,11 @@ public:
     // entry->setDropped(1) must follow this call
     void drop(LogBufferElement *entry);
     // Correct for coalescing two entries referencing dropped content
-    void erase(LogBufferElement *e) { --mElements[e->getLogId()]; }
+    void erase(LogBufferElement *element) {
+        log_id_t log_id = element->getLogId();
+        --mElements[log_id];
+        --mDroppedElements[log_id];
+    }
 
     std::unique_ptr<const UidEntry *[]> sort(size_t len, log_id id) {
         return uidTable[id].sort(len);
@@ -413,6 +418,9 @@ public:
     // fast track current value by id only
     size_t sizes(log_id_t id) const { return mSizes[id]; }
     size_t elements(log_id_t id) const { return mElements[id]; }
+    size_t realElements(log_id_t id) const {
+        return mElements[id] - mDroppedElements[id];
+    }
     size_t sizesTotal(log_id_t id) const { return mSizesTotal[id]; }
     size_t elementsTotal(log_id_t id) const { return mElementsTotal[id]; }