diff --git a/src/mode.c b/src/mode.c
index ffaeb3f..5df59c9 100644
--- a/src/mode.c
+++ b/src/mode.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ void read_serve_param( int c, char **ip_addr, char **ip_port, char **file, char
 			*default_deny = 1;
 			break;
 		case 'q':
-			log_level = 4;
+			log_level = QUIET_LOG_LEVEL;
 			break;
 		case 'v':
 			log_level = VERBOSE_LOG_LEVEL;
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ void read_listen_param( int c,
 			*default_deny = 1;
 			break;
 		case 'q':
-			log_level = 4;
+			log_level = QUIET_LOG_LEVEL;
 			break;
 		case 'v':
 			log_level = VERBOSE_LOG_LEVEL;
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ void read_readwrite_param( int c, char **ip_addr, char **ip_port, char **bind_ad
 			*bind_addr = optarg;
 			break;
 		case 'q':
-			log_level = 4;
+			log_level = QUIET_LOG_LEVEL;
 			break;
 		case 'v':
 			log_level = VERBOSE_LOG_LEVEL;
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ void read_sock_param( int c, char **sock, char *help_text )
 			*sock = optarg;
 			break;
 		case 'q':
-			log_level = 4;
+			log_level = QUIET_LOG_LEVEL;
 			break;
 		case 'v':
 			log_level = VERBOSE_LOG_LEVEL;
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ void read_mirror_param(
 			*bind_addr = optarg;
 			break;
 		case 'q':
-			log_level = 4;
+			log_level = QUIET_LOG_LEVEL;
 			break;
 		case 'v':
 			log_level = VERBOSE_LOG_LEVEL;
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ void read_break_param( int c, char **sock )
 			*sock = optarg;
 			break;
 		case 'q':
-			log_level = 4;
+			log_level = QUIET_LOG_LEVEL;
 			break;
 		case 'v':
 			log_level = VERBOSE_LOG_LEVEL;
diff --git a/src/mode.h b/src/mode.h
index 8df2e9a..4b96b4a 100644
--- a/src/mode.h
+++ b/src/mode.h
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ void mode(char* mode, int argc, char **argv);
 # define VERBOSE_LOG_LEVEL 1
 #endif
 
+#define QUIET_LOG_LEVEL 4
+
 #define OPT_QUIET "quiet"
 #define SOPT_QUIET "q"
 #define GETOPT_QUIET GETOPT_FLAG( OPT_QUIET, 'q' )