diff --git a/bin/bitbake-getvar b/bin/bitbake-getvar
index 4a9eb4f31..6be194e42 100755
--- a/bin/bitbake-getvar
+++ b/bin/bitbake-getvar
@@ -37,11 +37,12 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         sys.exit(1)
 
     with bb.tinfoil.Tinfoil(tracking=True, setup_logging=not args.quiet) as tinfoil:
+        quiet_level = 3 if args.quiet else 2
         if args.recipe:
-            tinfoil.prepare(quiet=2)
+            tinfoil.prepare(quiet=quiet_level)
             d = tinfoil.parse_recipe(args.recipe)
         else:
-            tinfoil.prepare(quiet=2, config_only=True)
+            tinfoil.prepare(quiet=quiet_level, config_only=True)
             d = tinfoil.config_data
         if args.flag:
             print(str(d.getVarFlag(args.variable, args.flag, expand=(not args.unexpand))))