diff --git a/libvo/vo_jpeg.c b/libvo/vo_jpeg.c
index d2b5982c89..f27f2fd3fb 100644
--- a/libvo/vo_jpeg.c
+++ b/libvo/vo_jpeg.c
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ static int preinit(const char *arg)
     };
     const char *info_message = NULL;
 
-    mp_msg(MSGT_VO, MSGL_INFO, "%s: %s\n", info.short_name,
-           _("Parsing suboptions."));
+    mp_msg(MSGT_VO, MSGL_V, "%s: %s\n", info.short_name,
+           "Parsing suboptions.");
 
     jpeg_progressive_mode = 0;
     jpeg_baseline = 1;
@@ -395,8 +395,8 @@ static int preinit(const char *arg)
                                                                 jpeg_maxfiles);
     }
 
-    mp_msg(MSGT_VO, MSGL_INFO, "%s: %s\n", info.short_name,
-           _("Suboptions parsed OK."));
+    mp_msg(MSGT_VO, MSGL_V, "%s: %s\n", info.short_name,
+           "Suboptions parsed OK.");
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/libvo/vo_md5sum.c b/libvo/vo_md5sum.c
index 43703997b8..bda2918396 100644
--- a/libvo/vo_md5sum.c
+++ b/libvo/vo_md5sum.c
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ static int preinit(const char *arg)
         {NULL, 0, NULL, NULL}
     };
 
-    mp_msg(MSGT_VO, MSGL_INFO, "%s: %s\n", info.short_name,
-           _("Parsing suboptions."));
+    mp_msg(MSGT_VO, MSGL_V, "%s: %s\n", info.short_name,
+           "Parsing suboptions.");
 
     md5sum_outfile = strdup("md5sums");
     if (subopt_parse(arg, subopts) != 0) {
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ static int preinit(const char *arg)
     mp_msg(MSGT_VO, MSGL_V, "%s: outfile --> %s\n", info.short_name,
                                                             md5sum_outfile);
 
-    mp_msg(MSGT_VO, MSGL_INFO, "%s: %s\n", info.short_name,
-           _("Suboptions parsed OK."));
+    mp_msg(MSGT_VO, MSGL_V, "%s: %s\n", info.short_name,
+           "Suboptions parsed OK.");
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/libvo/vo_pnm.c b/libvo/vo_pnm.c
index d25886dd01..6925051892 100644
--- a/libvo/vo_pnm.c
+++ b/libvo/vo_pnm.c
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ static int preinit(const char *arg)
     };
     const char *info_message = NULL;
 
-    mp_msg(MSGT_VO, MSGL_INFO, "%s: %s\n", info.short_name,
-           _("Parsing suboptions."));
+    mp_msg(MSGT_VO, MSGL_V, "%s: %s\n", info.short_name,
+           "Parsing suboptions.");
 
     pnm_maxfiles = 1000;
     pnm_outdir = strdup(".");
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ static int preinit(const char *arg)
     }
     mp_msg(MSGT_VO, MSGL_INFO, "%s: %s\n", info.short_name, info_message);
 
-    mp_msg(MSGT_VO, MSGL_INFO, "%s: %s\n", info.short_name,
-           _("Suboptions parsed OK."));
+    mp_msg(MSGT_VO, MSGL_V, "%s: %s\n", info.short_name,
+           "Suboptions parsed OK.");
     return 0;
 }