diff --git a/bitbake/bin/bitbake-getvar b/bitbake/bin/bitbake-getvar
index 13a317e1d6..afd2849846 100755
--- a/bitbake/bin/bitbake-getvar
+++ b/bitbake/bin/bitbake-getvar
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         print("--flag only makes sense with --value")
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    quiet = args.quiet
+    quiet = args.quiet or args.value
     with bb.tinfoil.Tinfoil(tracking=True, setup_logging=not quiet) as tinfoil:
         if args.recipe:
             tinfoil.prepare(quiet=3 if quiet else 2)