diff --git a/ports/esp32/boards/sdkconfig.base b/ports/esp32/boards/sdkconfig.base
index f44ec4e173..67e2424a12 100644
--- a/ports/esp32/boards/sdkconfig.base
+++ b/ports/esp32/boards/sdkconfig.base
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ CONFIG_APP_EXCLUDE_PROJECT_NAME_VAR=y
 # Bootloader config
 CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_LOG_LEVEL_WARN=y
 
+# Change default log level to "ERROR" (instead of "INFO")
+CONFIG_LOG_DEFAULT_LEVEL_INFO=n
+CONFIG_LOG_DEFAULT_LEVEL_ERROR=y
+CONFIG_LOG_DEFAULT_LEVEL=1
+
 # ESP32-specific
 CONFIG_ESP_TASK_WDT_CHECK_IDLE_TASK_CPU0=n
 CONFIG_ESP_TASK_WDT_CHECK_IDLE_TASK_CPU1=n