diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Globals.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Globals.c
index c0355607c..58e20dcde 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Globals.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Globals.c
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ char *xf86LayoutName = NULL;
 char *xf86ScreenName = NULL;
 char *xf86PointerName = NULL;
 char *xf86KeyboardName = NULL;
-int xf86Verbose = DEFAULT_VERBOSE;
-int xf86LogVerbose = DEFAULT_LOG_VERBOSE;
+int xf86Verbose = 0;
+int xf86LogVerbose = 3;
 int xf86FbBpp = -1;
 int xf86Depth = -1;
 rgb xf86Weight = { 0, 0, 0 };
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Priv.h b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Priv.h
index 2059290f5..13fabda3c 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Priv.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Priv.h
@@ -52,12 +52,6 @@ extern _X_EXPORT int xf86NumScreens;
 extern _X_EXPORT ScrnInfoPtr *xf86GPUScreens;      /* List of pointers to ScrnInfoRecs */
 extern _X_EXPORT int xf86NumGPUScreens;
 extern _X_EXPORT int xf86DRMMasterFd;              /* Command line argument for DRM master file descriptor */
-#ifndef DEFAULT_VERBOSE
-#define DEFAULT_VERBOSE		0
-#endif
-#ifndef DEFAULT_LOG_VERBOSE
-#define DEFAULT_LOG_VERBOSE	3
-#endif
 #ifndef DEFAULT_DPI
 #define DEFAULT_DPI		96
 #endif