diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index 681b5cf4b..68338fca7 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ Fixed bugs:
    they have specified.
    Bugzilla Report 59339
 
+ * <get>'s quiet attribute was broken, it didn't suppress any messages.
+   Bugzilla Report 59379
+
 Other changes:
 --------------
 
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
index 5ff9a5403..6c5379079 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ public class Get extends Task {
 
     @Override
     public void log(final String msg, final int msgLevel) {
-        if (!quiet || msgLevel >= Project.MSG_ERR) {
+        if (!quiet || msgLevel <= Project.MSG_ERR) {
             super.log(msg, msgLevel);
         }
     }