diff --git a/libcutils/klog.c b/libcutils/klog.c
index 710dc66..7402903 100644
--- a/libcutils/klog.c
+++ b/libcutils/klog.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 }
 
 void klog_write(int level, const char* fmt, ...) {
+    if (level > klog_level) return;
     char buf[LOG_BUF_MAX];
     va_list ap;
     va_start(ap, fmt);