diff --git a/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass b/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
index 6e10dd915a..58abb0da1f 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ def cve_update(d, cve_data, cve, entry):
         cve_data[cve] = entry
         return
     # If we are updating, there might be change in the status
-    bb.debug("Trying CVE entry update for %s from %s to %s" % (cve, cve_data[cve]['abbrev-status'], entry['abbrev-status']))
+    bb.debug(1, "Trying CVE entry update for %s from %s to %s" % (cve, cve_data[cve]['abbrev-status'], entry['abbrev-status']))
     if cve_data[cve]['abbrev-status'] == "Unknown":
         cve_data[cve] = entry
         return
@@ -289,16 +289,16 @@ def cve_update(d, cve_data, cve, entry):
         if entry['status'] == "version-in-range" and cve_data[cve]['status'] == "version-not-in-range":
             # New result from the scan, vulnerable
             cve_data[cve] = entry
-            bb.debug("CVE entry %s update from Patched to Unpatched from the scan result" % cve)
+            bb.debug(1, "CVE entry %s update from Patched to Unpatched from the scan result" % cve)
             return
     if entry['abbrev-status'] == "Patched" and cve_data[cve]['abbrev-status'] == "Unpatched":
         if entry['status'] == "version-not-in-range" and cve_data[cve]['status'] == "version-in-range":
             # Range does not match the scan, but we already have a vulnerable match, ignore
-            bb.debug("CVE entry %s update from Patched to Unpatched from the scan result - not applying" % cve)
+            bb.debug(1, "CVE entry %s update from Patched to Unpatched from the scan result - not applying" % cve)
             return
     # If we have an "Ignored", it has a priority
     if cve_data[cve]['abbrev-status'] == "Ignored":
-        bb.debug("CVE %s not updating because Ignored" % cve)
+        bb.debug(1, "CVE %s not updating because Ignored" % cve)
         return
     bb.warn("Unhandled CVE entry update for %s from %s to %s" % (cve, cve_data[cve], entry))