diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9654-pierluigilenoci b/changelogs/unreleased/9654-pierluigilenoci
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d31a76427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/9654-pierluigilenoci
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix issue #9658, Honor --stderrthreshold when --logtostderr is enabled
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/velero/velero.go b/pkg/cmd/velero/velero.go
index d5392a92f..42f07b03a 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/velero/velero.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/velero/velero.go
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ operations can also be performed as 'velero backup get' and 'velero schedule cre
 	// Opt into the new klog behavior so that -stderrthreshold is honored even
 	// when -logtostderr=true (the default).
 	// Ref: kubernetes/klog#212, kubernetes/klog#432
-	flag.CommandLine.Set("legacy_stderr_threshold_behavior", "false") //nolint:errcheck
-	flag.CommandLine.Set("stderrthreshold", "INFO")                   //nolint:errcheck
+	flag.CommandLine.Set("legacy_stderr_threshold_behavior", "false") //nolint:errcheck // flag is registered by klog.InitFlags above
+	flag.CommandLine.Set("stderrthreshold", "INFO")                   //nolint:errcheck // flag is registered by klog.InitFlags above
 	c.PersistentFlags().AddGoFlagSet(flag.CommandLine)
 
 	return c