diff --git a/common/Kconfig b/common/Kconfig
index 540cc99..f53ee9d 100644
--- a/common/Kconfig
+++ b/common/Kconfig
@@ -241,6 +241,27 @@
 	help
 	  This options adds the board specific name to u-boot version.
 
+config LOGLEVEL
+	int "loglevel"
+	default 6
+	range 0 8
+	help
+	  All Messages with a loglevel smaller than the console loglevel will
+	  be compiled in. The loglevels are defined as follows:
+
+	  0 (KERN_EMERG)          system is unusable
+	  1 (KERN_ALERT)          action must be taken immediately
+	  2 (KERN_CRIT)           critical conditions
+	  3 (KERN_ERR)            error conditions
+	  4 (KERN_WARNING)        warning conditions
+	  5 (KERN_NOTICE)         normal but significant condition
+	  6 (KERN_INFO)           informational
+	  7 (KERN_DEBUG)          debug-level messages
+
+config SPL_LOGLEVEL
+	int
+	default LOGLEVEL
+
 config SILENT_CONSOLE
 	bool "Support a silent console"
 	help