diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3b1a92f..9ee62c0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ QEMU_ARGS  = -nographic -serial mon:stdio -smp 1
 QEMU_ARGS += -machine virt # TODO: override by $(BOARD)
 QEMU_ARGS += -kernel target/$(BUILD_TARGET)/$(MODE)/kernel
 QEMU_ARGS += -initrd build/init.cpio
+QEMU_ARGS += -append "loglevel=4"
 
 kernel:
 	env RUSTFLAGS="$(RUSTFLAGS)" cargo build --bin kernel $(CARGO_BUILD_ARGS)