diff --git a/src/coreboot/default.nix b/src/coreboot/default.nix
index bfad27b..e00778c 100644
--- a/src/coreboot/default.nix
+++ b/src/coreboot/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 , config             ? throw "you must provide a coreboot .config file"
 , initramfs_image    # path to the initramfs `cpio` archive
 , iasl               ? null # a specific iasl to use, if needed
-, console_loglevel   ? "7"
+, console_loglevel   ? "6" # 8=SPEW, 7=DEBUG, 6=INFO
 , linux-command-line
 }:
 let