diff --git a/bin/bitbake-setup b/bin/bitbake-setup
index 6529e9f30b5..19db14edb3e 100755
--- a/bin/bitbake-setup
+++ b/bin/bitbake-setup
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ def main():
     if args.debug:
         logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
     elif args.quiet:
-        logger.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
+        logger.setLevel(logging.INFO + 1) # BBLogFormatter.PLAIN level
 
     global BBSETUP_COLOR
     if args.color == 'always' or (args.color == 'auto' and sys.stdout.isatty() and os.environ.get('NO_COLOR', '') == ''):