diff --git a/mongoose.c b/mongoose.c
index 02750815..56c83e09 100644
--- a/mongoose.c
+++ b/mongoose.c
@@ -5303,7 +5303,7 @@ static void mg_tcpip_rx(struct mg_tcpip_if *ifp, void *buf, size_t len) {
     rx_ip(ifp, &pkt);
   } else {
     MG_DEBUG(("Unknown eth type %x", mg_htons(pkt.eth->type)));
-    mg_hexdump(buf, len >= 32 ? 32 : len);
+    if (mg_log_level >= MG_LL_VERBOSE) mg_hexdump(buf, len >= 32 ? 32 : len);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/net_builtin.c b/src/net_builtin.c
index b0e491f5..ec1d50b9 100644
--- a/src/net_builtin.c
+++ b/src/net_builtin.c
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ static void mg_tcpip_rx(struct mg_tcpip_if *ifp, void *buf, size_t len) {
     rx_ip(ifp, &pkt);
   } else {
     MG_DEBUG(("Unknown eth type %x", mg_htons(pkt.eth->type)));
-    mg_hexdump(buf, len >= 32 ? 32 : len);
+    if (mg_log_level >= MG_LL_VERBOSE) mg_hexdump(buf, len >= 32 ? 32 : len);
   }
 }