diff --git a/_pytest/logging.py b/_pytest/logging.py
index 46d447326..44db8ea90 100644
--- a/_pytest/logging.py
+++ b/_pytest/logging.py
@@ -409,8 +409,7 @@ class _LiveLoggingStreamHandler(logging.StreamHandler):
                 self.stream.write('\n')
                 self._first_record_emitted = True
             if not self._section_name_shown:
-                header = 'live log' if self._when == 'call' else 'live log ' + self._when
-                self.stream.section(header, sep='-', bold=True)
+                self.stream.section('live log ' + self._when, sep='-', bold=True)
                 self._section_name_shown = True
             logging.StreamHandler.emit(self, record)
         finally:
diff --git a/testing/logging/test_reporting.py b/testing/logging/test_reporting.py
index 5e8cd33e5..f5272aa09 100644
--- a/testing/logging/test_reporting.py
+++ b/testing/logging/test_reporting.py
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ def test_log_cli_default_level_sections(testdir, request):
         '{}::test_log_1 '.format(filename),
         '*-- live log setup --*',
         '*WARNING*log message from setup of test_log_1*',
-        '*-- live log --*',
+        '*-- live log call --*',
         '*WARNING*log message from test_log_1*',
         'PASSED *50%*',
         '*-- live log teardown --*',
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ def test_log_cli_default_level_sections(testdir, request):
         '{}::test_log_2 '.format(filename),
         '*-- live log setup --*',
         '*WARNING*log message from setup of test_log_2*',
-        '*-- live log --*',
+        '*-- live log call --*',
         '*WARNING*log message from test_log_2*',
         'PASSED *100%*',
         '*-- live log teardown --*',