diff --git a/nmap.h b/nmap.h
index a4ceabf77..4d804fada 100644
--- a/nmap.h
+++ b/nmap.h
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ void *realloc();
 #define MAXFALLBACKS 20 /* How many comma separated fallbacks are allowed in the service-probes file? */
 
 /* The trace level to give to nsp_settrace with --packet-trace et al. */
-#define NSOCK_TRACE_LEVEL 10
+#define NSOCK_TRACE_LEVEL 2
 
 /* Default maximum send delay between probes to the same host */
 #ifndef MAX_TCP_SCAN_DELAY