diff --git a/qemu_v8.mk b/qemu_v8.mk
index 5df045ce17c9ebdf1e6a5272fbb452204ba82b0b..41bb09aaaa7e52d3b4b1618ae4541deb6989344e 100644
--- a/qemu_v8.mk
+++ b/qemu_v8.mk
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ ifeq ($(TF_A_DEBUG),0)
 TF_A_LOGLVL ?= 30
 TF_A_OUT = $(TF_A_PATH)/build/qemu/release
 else
-TF_A_LOGLVL ?= 50
+TF_A_LOGLVL ?= 40
 TF_A_OUT = $(TF_A_PATH)/build/qemu/debug
 endif