diff --git a/init/log.cpp b/init/log.cpp
index a72906b..ace9fd7 100644
--- a/init/log.cpp
+++ b/init/log.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 static void init_klog_vwrite(int level, const char* fmt, va_list ap) {
     static const char* tag = basename(getprogname());
 
+    if (level > klog_get_level()) return;
+
     // The kernel's printk buffer is only 1024 bytes.
     // TODO: should we automatically break up long lines into multiple lines?
     // Or we could log but with something like "..." at the end?