diff --git a/src/libmain/progress-bar.cc b/src/libmain/progress-bar.cc
index 0e5432fca..15354549a 100644
--- a/src/libmain/progress-bar.cc
+++ b/src/libmain/progress-bar.cc
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ public:
 
     void log(Verbosity lvl, const FormatOrString & fs) override
     {
+        if (lvl > verbosity) return;
         auto state(state_.lock());
         log(*state, lvl, fs.s);
     }