diff --git a/src/runtime/config/configuration-clh.toml.in b/src/runtime/config/configuration-clh.toml.in
index e8b6b8c8b0..b3cfbd5836 100644
--- a/src/runtime/config/configuration-clh.toml.in
+++ b/src/runtime/config/configuration-clh.toml.in
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ virtio_fs_cache_size = @DEFVIRTIOFSCACHESIZE@
 #
 # Format example:
 #   ["-o", "arg1=xxx,arg2", "-o", "hello world", "--arg3=yyy"]
-#
+# Examples:
+#   Set virtiofsd log level to debug : ["-o", "log_level=debug"] or ["-d"]
 # see `virtiofsd -h` for possible options.
 virtio_fs_extra_args = @DEFVIRTIOFSEXTRAARGS@
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu.toml.in b/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu.toml.in
index 422056f7fa..e0dd09cf6b 100644
--- a/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu.toml.in
+++ b/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu.toml.in
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ virtio_fs_cache_size = @DEFVIRTIOFSCACHESIZE@
 #
 # Format example:
 #   ["-o", "arg1=xxx,arg2", "-o", "hello world", "--arg3=yyy"]
+# Examples:
+#   Set virtiofsd log level to debug : ["-o", "log_level=debug"] or ["-d"]
 #
 # see `virtiofsd -h` for possible options.
 virtio_fs_extra_args = @DEFVIRTIOFSEXTRAARGS@
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/clh.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/clh.go
index 95642dd396..d014150666 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/clh.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/clh.go
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ func (clh *cloudHypervisor) createVirtiofsDaemon(sharedPath string) (VirtiofsDae
 		sourcePath: sharedPath,
 		socketPath: virtiofsdSocketPath,
 		extraArgs:  clh.config.VirtioFSExtraArgs,
-		debug:      clh.config.Debug,
 		cache:      clh.config.VirtioFSCache,
 	}, nil
 }
@@ -302,7 +301,6 @@ func (clh *cloudHypervisor) loadVirtiofsDaemon(sharedPath string) (VirtiofsDaemo
 	return &virtiofsd{
 		PID:        clh.state.VirtiofsDaemonPid,
 		sourcePath: sharedPath,
-		debug:      clh.config.Debug,
 		socketPath: virtiofsdSocketPath,
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu.go
index 724ad50081..d1da6d291e 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu.go
@@ -499,7 +499,6 @@ func (q *qemu) createVirtiofsDaemon(sharedPath string) (VirtiofsDaemon, error) {
 		sourcePath: sharedPath,
 		socketPath: virtiofsdSocketPath,
 		extraArgs:  q.config.VirtioFSExtraArgs,
-		debug:      q.config.Debug,
 		cache:      q.config.VirtioFSCache,
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/virtiofsd.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/virtiofsd.go
index 6ad0d01cfc..f9c567ce03 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/virtiofsd.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/virtiofsd.go
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ type virtiofsd struct {
 	sourcePath string
 	// extraArgs list of extra args to append to virtiofsd command
 	extraArgs []string
-	// debug flag
-	debug bool
 	// PID process ID of virtiosd process
 	PID int
 }
@@ -199,14 +197,8 @@ func (v *virtiofsd) args(FdSocketNumber uint) ([]string, error) {
 		"-o", "source=" + v.sourcePath,
 		// fd number of vhost-user socket
 		fmt.Sprintf("--fd=%v", FdSocketNumber),
-	}
-
-	if v.debug {
-		// enable debug output (implies -f)
-		args = append(args, "-d")
-	} else {
 		// foreground operation
-		args = append(args, "-f")
+		"-f",
 	}
 
 	if len(v.extraArgs) != 0 {
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/virtiofsd_test.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/virtiofsd_test.go
index c2ebc012c3..3705a559b9 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/virtiofsd_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/virtiofsd_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ func TestVirtiofsdStart(t *testing.T) {
 		cache      string
 		extraArgs  []string
 		sourcePath string
-		debug      bool
 		PID        int
 		ctx        context.Context
 	}
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ func TestVirtiofsdStart(t *testing.T) {
 				cache:      tt.fields.cache,
 				extraArgs:  tt.fields.extraArgs,
 				sourcePath: tt.fields.sourcePath,
-				debug:      tt.fields.debug,
 				PID:        tt.fields.PID,
 				ctx:        tt.fields.ctx,
 			}
@@ -86,7 +84,6 @@ func TestVirtiofsdArgs(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(err)
 	assert.Equal(expected, strings.Join(args, " "))
 
-	v.debug = false
 	expected = "--syslog -o cache=none -o no_posix_lock -o source=/run/kata-shared/foo --fd=456 -f"
 	args, err = v.args(456)
 	assert.NoError(err)