diff --git a/src/posix.cpp b/src/posix.cpp
index e0c341a70e..1ef8bfcc27 100644
--- a/src/posix.cpp
+++ b/src/posix.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ pathOfExecutable(System* s, const char** retBuf, unsigned* size)
 #endif
 }
 
-const bool Verbose = true;
+const bool Verbose = false;
 
 const unsigned Waiting = 1 << 0;
 const unsigned Notified = 1 << 1;