diff --git a/cmds/receive.c b/cmds/receive.c
index 4b03938e..c4827c1d 100644
--- a/cmds/receive.c
+++ b/cmds/receive.c
@@ -269,7 +269,8 @@ static int process_snapshot(const char *path, const u8 *uuid, u64 ctransid,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	fprintf(stdout, "At snapshot %s\n", path);
+	if (g_verbose)
+		fprintf(stdout, "At snapshot %s\n", path);
 
 	memcpy(rctx->cur_subvol.received_uuid, uuid, BTRFS_UUID_SIZE);
 	rctx->cur_subvol.stransid = ctransid;