diff --git a/util/msrtool/msrtool.c b/util/msrtool/msrtool.c
index 5329eb17d5..356d460c9f 100644
--- a/util/msrtool/msrtool.c
+++ b/util/msrtool/msrtool.c
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	int ret = 1;
 	const struct sysdef *s;
 	const struct targetdef *t;
-	const struct cpuid_t *id = cpuid();
 	uint8_t tn, listmsrs = 0, listknown = 0, input = 0;
 	uint32_t addr = 0;
 	const char *streamfn = NULL, *difffn = NULL;
@@ -334,6 +333,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 			break;
 		}
 
+	/** cpuid is called after reading argv so that verbose is set */
+	const struct cpuid_t *id = cpuid();
+
 	printf_quiet("msrtool %s\n", VERSION);
 
 	pacc = pci_alloc();