diff --git a/cmd/glbc/main.go b/cmd/glbc/main.go
index e5a375e11a..60c483a2ed 100644
--- a/cmd/glbc/main.go
+++ b/cmd/glbc/main.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func main() {
 	flags.Register()
 	flag.Parse()
 	if flags.F.Verbose {
-		flag.Set("v", "4")
+		flag.Set("v", "3")
 	}
 
 	// TODO: remove this when we do a release so the -logtostderr can be