diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/3945-mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/3945-mac.c
index 4ca8212d4fa4..6ff2674f8466 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/3945-mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/3945-mac.c
@@ -751,9 +751,7 @@ il3945_hdl_alive(struct il_priv *il, struct il_rx_buf *rxb)
 static void
 il3945_hdl_add_sta(struct il_priv *il, struct il_rx_buf *rxb)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_IWLEGACY_DEBUG
 	struct il_rx_pkt *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
-#endif
 
 	D_RX("Received C_ADD_STA: 0x%02X\n", pkt->u.status);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/common.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/common.c
index 0651a6a416d1..219fed91cac5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/common.c
@@ -1430,10 +1430,8 @@ static void
 il_hdl_scan_complete(struct il_priv *il, struct il_rx_buf *rxb)
 {
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_IWLEGACY_DEBUG
 	struct il_rx_pkt *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	struct il_scancomplete_notification *scan_notif = (void *)pkt->u.raw;
-#endif
 
 	D_SCAN("Scan complete: %d channels (TSF 0x%08X:%08X) - %d\n",
 	       scan_notif->scanned_channels, scan_notif->tsf_low,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/common.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/common.h
index ea1b1bb7ddcb..40877ef1fbf2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/common.h
@@ -2937,7 +2937,7 @@ do {									\
 } while (0)
 
 #else
-#define IL_DBG(level, fmt, args...)
+#define IL_DBG(level, fmt, args...) no_printk(fmt, ##args)
 static inline void
 il_print_hex_dump(struct il_priv *il, int level, const void *p, u32 len)
 {