diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index aee4c5e..93c31cf 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 conf_data.set_quoted('FRU_JSONS_DIR', '/usr/share/pldm/fru')
 conf_data.set_quoted('HOST_JSONS_DIR', '/usr/share/pldm/host')
 conf_data.set_quoted('EVENTS_JSONS_DIR', '/usr/share/pldm/events')
+conf_data.set('PLDM_VERBOSITY',get_option('verbosity'))
 if get_option('softoff').enabled()
   conf_data.set('SOFTOFF_TIMEOUT_SECONDS', get_option('softoff-timeout-seconds'))
 endif
@@ -109,6 +110,13 @@
   output: 'pldmd.service',
 )
 
+configure_file(
+  input: 'pldmd/verbosity/verbosity',
+  output: 'pldm_verbosity',
+  configuration: conf_data,
+  install: true,
+  install_dir: '/etc/default')
+
 if get_option('oem-ibm').enabled()
   subdir('oem/ibm/service_files')
 endif