diff --git a/channel.c b/channel.c
index 65dcf2f4fae4c353364296b3c59071dc5900cdce..f5e9a89d766fe71e59b085781a0a6b371f339a88 100644
--- a/channel.c
+++ b/channel.c
@@ -2097,7 +2097,7 @@ done:
 int ast_internal_timing_enabled(struct ast_channel *chan)
 {
 	int ret = ast_opt_internal_timing && chan->timingfd > -1;
-	if (option_debug > 3)
+	if (option_debug > 20)
 		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Internal timing is %s (option_internal_timing=%d chan->timingfd=%d)\n", ret? "enabled": "disabled", ast_opt_internal_timing, chan->timingfd);
 	return ret;
 }