diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 35ed97bd0c6326ea9781f0d14f44979cc56eee47..8c84320ecb06c4beecd6e5247cdc16bacbf154c9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -658,10 +658,10 @@ static int __cmd_annotate(void)
 	if (dump_trace)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (verbose >= 3)
+	if (verbose > 3)
 		threads__fprintf(stdout, &threads);
 
-	if (verbose >= 2)
+	if (verbose > 2)
 		dsos__fprintf(stdout);
 
 	collapse__resort();
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 87c4582303bfa97f24e8fd4c8c9c87fb88daa9a6..f57a23b19f3c38f1eabb0de5b8e5102811b73ce4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -880,10 +880,10 @@ static int __cmd_report(void)
 	if (dump_trace)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (verbose >= 3)
+	if (verbose > 3)
 		threads__fprintf(stdout, &threads);
 
-	if (verbose >= 2)
+	if (verbose > 2)
 		dsos__fprintf(stdout);
 
 	collapse__resort();
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 582ce72ca4d2df310e9e05658ab910ee1bf5128a..a6887f94dfe7e9a6d5828a530ff34d22cf62d78e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static struct symbol *symbol__new(u64 start, u64 len, const char *name,
 	if (!self)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (v >= 2)
+	if (v > 2)
 		printf("new symbol: %016Lx [%08lx]: %s, hist: %p\n",
 			start, (unsigned long)len, name, self->hist);
 
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ static int dso__load_sym(struct dso *self, struct map *map, const char *name,
 		}
 
 		if (self->adjust_symbols) {
-			if (v >= 2)
+			if (v > 2)
 				printf("adjusting symbol: st_value: %Lx sh_addr: %Lx sh_offset: %Lx\n",
 					(u64)sym.st_value, (u64)shdr.sh_addr, (u64)shdr.sh_offset);