diff --git a/src/debug.h b/src/debug.h
index f329bd7eb..7731ef76a 100644
--- a/src/debug.h
+++ b/src/debug.h
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ void log_msg(int log_level, const char *format, ...) __attribute__((format (prin
 void log_msg_once(int log_level, uint32_t id, const char *msg, ...) __attribute__((format (printf, 3, 4)));
 void log_perror(int log_level, const char *msg);
 #define MSG(l, fmt, ...) \
-        log_msg(LOG_LEVEL_##l, "%s" fmt, MOD_NAME, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+        if (log_level >= LOG_LEVEL_##l) \
+                log_msg(LOG_LEVEL_##l, "%s" fmt, MOD_NAME, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
 bool parse_log_cfg(const char *conf_str,
 		int *log_lvl,