diff --git a/cmds/rescue-chunk-recover.c b/cmds/rescue-chunk-recover.c
index 8732324e..1dc269ad 100644
--- a/cmds/rescue-chunk-recover.c
+++ b/cmds/rescue-chunk-recover.c
@@ -194,8 +194,7 @@ static struct btrfs_chunk *create_chunk_item(struct chunk_record *record)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void init_recover_control(struct recover_control *rc, int verbose,
-		int yes)
+static void init_recover_control(struct recover_control *rc, int yes)
 {
 	memset(rc, 0, sizeof(struct recover_control));
 	cache_tree_init(&rc->chunk);
@@ -208,7 +207,7 @@ static void init_recover_control(struct recover_control *rc, int verbose,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rc->rebuild_chunks);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rc->unrepaired_chunks);
 
-	rc->verbose = verbose;
+	rc->verbose = bconf.verbose;
 	rc->yes = yes;
 	pthread_mutex_init(&rc->rc_lock, NULL);
 }
@@ -2319,14 +2318,14 @@ static void validate_rebuild_chunks(struct recover_control *rc)
 /*
  * Return 0 when successful, < 0 on error and > 0 if aborted by user
  */
-int btrfs_recover_chunk_tree(const char *path, int verbose, int yes)
+int btrfs_recover_chunk_tree(const char *path, int yes)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct btrfs_root *root = NULL;
 	struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans;
 	struct recover_control rc;
 
-	init_recover_control(&rc, verbose, yes);
+	init_recover_control(&rc, yes);
 
 	ret = recover_prepare(&rc, path);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/cmds/rescue.c b/cmds/rescue.c
index 087c33be..19de5235 100644
--- a/cmds/rescue.c
+++ b/cmds/rescue.c
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ static const char * const cmd_rescue_chunk_recover_usage[] = {
 	"-y	Assume an answer of `yes' to all questions",
 	"-v	Verbose mode",
 	"-h	Help",
+	HELPINFO_INSERT_GLOBALS,
+	HELPINFO_INSERT_VERBOSE,
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -49,7 +51,10 @@ static int cmd_rescue_chunk_recover(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 	int ret = 0;
 	char *file;
 	int yes = 0;
-	int verbose = 0;
+
+	/* If verbose is unset, set it to 0 */
+	if (bconf.verbose == BTRFS_BCONF_UNSET)
+		bconf.verbose = BTRFS_BCONF_QUIET;
 
 	optind = 0;
 	while (1) {
@@ -61,7 +66,7 @@ static int cmd_rescue_chunk_recover(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 			yes = 1;
 			break;
 		case 'v':
-			verbose = 1;
+			bconf.verbose++;
 			break;
 		default:
 			usage_unknown_option(cmd, argv);
@@ -83,7 +88,7 @@ static int cmd_rescue_chunk_recover(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	ret = btrfs_recover_chunk_tree(file, verbose, yes);
+	ret = btrfs_recover_chunk_tree(file, yes);
 	if (!ret) {
 		fprintf(stdout, "Chunk tree recovered successfully\n");
 	} else if (ret > 0) {
diff --git a/cmds/rescue.h b/cmds/rescue.h
index de486e2e..e594954f 100644
--- a/cmds/rescue.h
+++ b/cmds/rescue.h
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
 #define __BTRFS_RESCUE_H__
 
 int btrfs_recover_superblocks(const char *path, int verbose, int yes);
-int btrfs_recover_chunk_tree(const char *path, int verbose, int yes);
+int btrfs_recover_chunk_tree(const char *path, int yes);
 
 #endif