diff --git a/usr.bin/ktrdump/ktrdump.8 b/usr.bin/ktrdump/ktrdump.8
index f5df3e97f936..db931a62ad0c 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ktrdump/ktrdump.8
+++ b/usr.bin/ktrdump/ktrdump.8
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 .Nd print kernel ktr trace buffer
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
-.Op Fl cft
+.Op Fl cfqt
 .Op Fl e Ar execfile
 .Op Fl m Ar corefile
 .Op Fl o Ar outfile
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ The following options are available:
 Print the CPU number that each entry was logged from.
 .It Fl f
 Print the file and line number that each entry was logged from.
+.It Fl q
+Quiet mode; don't print the column header.
 .It Fl t
 Print the timestamp for each entry.
 .It Fl e Ar execfile
diff --git a/usr.bin/ktrdump/ktrdump.c b/usr.bin/ktrdump/ktrdump.c
index dcae2a71d243..a4319d348b57 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ktrdump/ktrdump.c
+++ b/usr.bin/ktrdump/ktrdump.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
 #define	SBUFLEN	128
 #define	USAGE \
-	"usage: ktrdump [-c] [-f] [-t] [-e execfile] [-i ktrfile ] [-m corefile] [-o outfile]"
+	"usage: ktrdump [-c] [-f] [-q] [-t] [-e execfile] [-i ktrfile ] [-m corefile] [-o outfile]"
 
 extern char *optarg;
 extern int optind;
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ static int cflag;
 static int eflag;
 static int fflag;
 static int mflag;
+static int qflag;
 static int tflag;
 static int iflag;
 
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ main(int ac, char **av)
 	 * Parse commandline arguments.
 	 */
 	out = stdout;
-	while ((c = getopt(ac, av, "cfte:i:m:o:")) != -1)
+	while ((c = getopt(ac, av, "cfqte:i:m:o:")) != -1)
 		switch (c) {
 		case 'c':
 			cflag = 1;
@@ -129,6 +130,9 @@ main(int ac, char **av)
 			if ((out = fopen(optarg, "w")) == NULL)
 				err(1, "%s", optarg);
 			break;
+		case 'q':
+			qflag++;
+			break;
 		case 't':
 			tflag = 1;
 			break;
@@ -176,25 +180,28 @@ main(int ac, char **av)
 	/*
 	 * Print a nice header.
 	 */
-	fprintf(out, "%-6s ", "index");
-	if (cflag)
-		fprintf(out, "%-3s ", "cpu");
-	if (tflag)
-		fprintf(out, "%-16s ", "timestamp");
-	if (fflag)
-		fprintf(out, "%-40s ", "file and line");
-	fprintf(out, "%s", "trace");
-	fprintf(out, "\n");
+	if (!qflag) {
+		fprintf(out, "%-6s ", "index");
+		if (cflag)
+			fprintf(out, "%-3s ", "cpu");
+		if (tflag)
+			fprintf(out, "%-16s ", "timestamp");
+		if (fflag)
+			fprintf(out, "%-40s ", "file and line");
+		fprintf(out, "%s", "trace");
+		fprintf(out, "\n");
 
-	fprintf(out, "------ ");
-	if (cflag)
-		fprintf(out, "--- ");
-	if (tflag)
-		fprintf(out, "---------------- ");
-	if (fflag)
-		fprintf(out, "---------------------------------------- ");
-	fprintf(out, "----- ");
-	fprintf(out, "\n");
+		fprintf(out, "------ ");
+		if (cflag)
+			fprintf(out, "--- ");
+		if (tflag)
+			fprintf(out, "---------------- ");
+		if (fflag)
+			fprintf(out,
+			    "---------------------------------------- ");
+		fprintf(out, "----- ");
+		fprintf(out, "\n");
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Now tear through the trace buffer.