diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debug.c b/tools/perf/util/debug.c
index e8ca98f..28d520d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/debug.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/debug.c
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
 int verbose = 0;
 int dump_trace = 0;
 
-int eprintf(const char *fmt, ...)
+int eprintf(int level, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	va_list args;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (verbose) {
+	if (verbose >= level) {
 		va_start(args, fmt);
 		ret = vfprintf(stderr, fmt, args);
 		va_end(args);