diff --git a/cmds/restore.c b/cmds/restore.c
index c104b01aef69..d541046c6579 100644
--- a/cmds/restore.c
+++ b/cmds/restore.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ static char fs_name[PATH_MAX];
 static char path_name[PATH_MAX];
 static char symlink_target[PATH_MAX];
 static int get_snaps = 0;
-static int verbose = 0;
 static int restore_metadata = 0;
 static int restore_symlinks = 0;
 static int ignore_errors = 0;
@@ -375,8 +374,7 @@ static int copy_one_extent(struct btrfs_root *root, int fd,
 	if (compress == BTRFS_COMPRESS_NONE)
 		bytenr += offset;
 
-	if (verbose && offset)
-		printf("offset is %Lu\n", offset);
+	pr_verbose(offset ? 1 : 0, "offset is %Lu\n", offset);
 	/* we found a hole */
 	if (disk_size == 0)
 		return 0;
@@ -832,11 +830,13 @@ static int overwrite_ok(const char * path)
 		if (overwrite)
 			return 2;
 
-		if (verbose || !warn)
-			printf("Skipping existing file"
-				   " %s\n", path);
-		if (!warn)
-			printf("If you wish to overwrite use -o\n");
+		if (!warn) {
+			pr_verbose(-1, "Skipping existing file %s\n", path);
+			pr_verbose(-1, "If you wish to overwrite use -o\n");
+		} else {
+			pr_verbose(1, "Skipping existing file %s\n", path);
+		}
+
 		warn = 1;
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -987,9 +987,8 @@ static int search_dir(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_key *key,
 
 	leaf = path.nodes[0];
 	while (!leaf) {
-		if (verbose > 1)
-			printf("No leaf after search, looking for the next "
-			       "leaf\n");
+		pr_verbose(2,
+			   "No leaf after search, looking for the next leaf\n");
 		ret = next_leaf(root, &path);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "Error getting next leaf %d\n",
@@ -997,9 +996,8 @@ static int search_dir(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_key *key,
 			goto out;
 		} else if (ret > 0) {
 			/* No more leaves to search */
-			if (verbose)
-				printf("Reached the end of the tree looking "
-				       "for the directory\n");
+			pr_verbose(1,
+		   "Reached the end of the tree looking for the directory\n");
 			ret = 0;
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -1023,10 +1021,8 @@ static int search_dir(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_key *key,
 					goto out;
 				} else if (ret > 0) {
 					/* No more leaves to search */
-					if (verbose)
-						printf("Reached the end of "
-						       "the tree searching the"
-						       " directory\n");
+					pr_verbose(1,
+		"Reached the end of the tree searching the directory\n");
 					ret = 0;
 					goto out;
 				}
@@ -1036,14 +1032,12 @@ static int search_dir(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_key *key,
 		}
 		btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(leaf, &found_key, path.slots[0]);
 		if (found_key.objectid != key->objectid) {
-			if (verbose > 1)
-				printf("Found objectid=%Lu, key=%Lu\n",
-				       found_key.objectid, key->objectid);
+			pr_verbose(2, "Found objectid=%Lu, key=%Lu\n",
+				   found_key.objectid, key->objectid);
 			break;
 		}
 		if (found_key.type != key->type) {
-			if (verbose > 1)
-				printf("Found type=%u, want=%u\n",
+			pr_verbose(2, "Found type=%u, want=%u\n",
 				       found_key.type, key->type);
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1072,8 +1066,7 @@ static int search_dir(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_key *key,
 			if (!overwrite_ok(path_name))
 				goto next;
 
-			if (verbose)
-				printf("Restoring %s\n", path_name);
+			pr_verbose(1, "Restoring %s\n", path_name);
 			if (dry_run)
 				goto next;
 			fd = open(path_name, O_CREAT|O_WRONLY, 0644);
@@ -1145,8 +1138,7 @@ static int search_dir(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_key *key,
 				location.objectid = BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID;
 			}
 
-			if (verbose)
-				printf("Restoring %s\n", path_name);
+			pr_verbose(1, "Restoring %s\n", path_name);
 
 			errno = 0;
 			if (dry_run)
@@ -1209,8 +1201,7 @@ next:
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (verbose)
-		printf("Done searching %s\n", in_dir);
+	pr_verbose(1, "Done searching %s\n", in_dir);
 out:
 	btrfs_release_path(&path);
 	return ret;
@@ -1420,6 +1411,8 @@ static const char * const cmd_restore_usage[] = {
 	"                     you have to use following syntax (possibly quoted):",
 	"                     ^/(|home(|/username(|/Desktop(|/.*))))$",
 	"-c                   ignore case (--path-regex only)",
+	HELPINFO_INSERT_GLOBALS,
+	HELPINFO_INSERT_VERBOSE,
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -1472,7 +1465,7 @@ static int cmd_restore(const struct cmd_struct *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 				get_snaps = 1;
 				break;
 			case 'v':
-				verbose++;
+				bconf_be_verbose();
 				break;
 			case 'i':
 				ignore_errors = 1;
