diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index a39a79fd1c..cf1d8c6650 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
                                                          -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 Changes with Apache 2.5.1
 
+  *) mod_dumpio: do nothing below log level TRACE7.  [Yann Ylavic]
+
   *) mod_md: reverses most of v1.0.5 optimization of post_config init, so that
      mod_ssl can ask for certiticates without crashing. [Stefan Eissing]
 
diff --git a/modules/debugging/mod_dumpio.c b/modules/debugging/mod_dumpio.c
index c2ef657b85..58f72a551d 100644
--- a/modules/debugging/mod_dumpio.c
+++ b/modules/debugging/mod_dumpio.c
@@ -181,6 +181,11 @@ static int dumpio_pre_conn(conn_rec *c, void *csd)
 {
     dumpio_conf_t *ptr;
 
+    if (APLOGctrace7(c)) {
+        /* Nothing to do below TRACE7 */
+        return OK;
+    }
+
     ptr = (dumpio_conf_t *) ap_get_module_config(c->base_server->module_config,
                                                  &dumpio_module);