diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/mn10300-serial.c b/arch/mn10300/kernel/mn10300-serial.c
index ef34d5a0f8bd35c8d88cf1e46c54455d0cc97b31..9d49073e827a26429335b54cc51cff3304433ac7 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/mn10300-serial.c
+++ b/arch/mn10300/kernel/mn10300-serial.c
@@ -44,11 +44,6 @@ static const char serial_revdate[] = "2007-11-06";
 #include <unit/timex.h>
 #include "mn10300-serial.h"
 
-static inline __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)))
-void no_printk(const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-}
-
 #define kenter(FMT, ...) \
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "-->%s(" FMT ")\n", __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define _enter(FMT, ...) \
diff --git a/fs/afs/internal.h b/fs/afs/internal.h
index 8679089ce9a1300b1bd8f11be30c73e073b65225..c6c93f180707b41e47d0101ee7188f34fed68927 100644
--- a/fs/afs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/afs/internal.h
@@ -752,12 +752,6 @@ extern unsigned afs_debug;
 #define dbgprintk(FMT,...) \
 	printk("[%-6.6s] "FMT"\n", current->comm ,##__VA_ARGS__)
 
-/* make sure we maintain the format strings, even when debugging is disabled */
-static inline __attribute__((format(printf,1,2)))
-void _dbprintk(const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-}
-
 #define kenter(FMT,...)	dbgprintk("==> %s("FMT")",__func__ ,##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define kleave(FMT,...)	dbgprintk("<== %s()"FMT"",__func__ ,##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define kdebug(FMT,...)	dbgprintk("    "FMT ,##__VA_ARGS__)
@@ -792,9 +786,9 @@ do {							\
 } while (0)
 
 #else
-#define _enter(FMT,...)	_dbprintk("==> %s("FMT")",__func__ ,##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define _leave(FMT,...)	_dbprintk("<== %s()"FMT"",__func__ ,##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define _debug(FMT,...)	_dbprintk("    "FMT ,##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define _enter(FMT,...)	no_printk("==> %s("FMT")",__func__ ,##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define _leave(FMT,...)	no_printk("<== %s()"FMT"",__func__ ,##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define _debug(FMT,...)	no_printk("    "FMT ,##__VA_ARGS__)
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/internal.h b/fs/cachefiles/internal.h
index a8cd821226da70406f728851cbdfc8d95dc7fcac..bd6bc1bde2d725afc0260ddc77502d5031dcee98 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/internal.h
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/internal.h
@@ -267,13 +267,6 @@ do {									\
 #define dbgprintk(FMT, ...) \
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "[%-6.6s] "FMT"\n", current->comm, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
-/* make sure we maintain the format strings, even when debugging is disabled */
-static inline void _dbprintk(const char *fmt, ...)
-	__attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)));
-static inline void _dbprintk(const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-}
-
 #define kenter(FMT, ...) dbgprintk("==> %s("FMT")", __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define kleave(FMT, ...) dbgprintk("<== %s()"FMT"", __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define kdebug(FMT, ...) dbgprintk(FMT, ##__VA_ARGS__)
@@ -304,9 +297,9 @@ do {							\
 } while (0)
 
 #else
-#define _enter(FMT, ...) _dbprintk("==> %s("FMT")", __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define _leave(FMT, ...) _dbprintk("<== %s()"FMT"", __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define _debug(FMT, ...) _dbprintk(FMT, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define _enter(FMT, ...) no_printk("==> %s("FMT")", __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define _leave(FMT, ...) no_printk("<== %s()"FMT"", __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define _debug(FMT, ...) no_printk(FMT, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #endif
 
 #if 1 /* defined(__KDEBUGALL) */
diff --git a/fs/fscache/internal.h b/fs/fscache/internal.h
index 6a026441c5a6f617f352ddda5acf84c524e5095b..f6aad48d38a86153beb9c8ad0b0e0d19b7a9760e 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/internal.h
+++ b/fs/fscache/internal.h
@@ -321,17 +321,11 @@ void fscache_put_context(struct fscache_cookie *cookie, void *context)
 #define dbgprintk(FMT, ...) \
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "[%-6.6s] "FMT"\n", current->comm, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
-/* make sure we maintain the format strings, even when debugging is disabled */
-static inline __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)))
-void _dbprintk(const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-}
-
 #define kenter(FMT, ...) dbgprintk("==> %s("FMT")", __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define kleave(FMT, ...) dbgprintk("<== %s()"FMT"", __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define kdebug(FMT, ...) dbgprintk(FMT, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
-#define kjournal(FMT, ...) _dbprintk(FMT, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define kjournal(FMT, ...) no_printk(FMT, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
 #ifdef __KDEBUG
 #define _enter(FMT, ...) kenter(FMT, ##__VA_ARGS__)
@@ -358,9 +352,9 @@ do {						\
 } while (0)
 
 #else
-#define _enter(FMT, ...) _dbprintk("==> %s("FMT")", __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define _leave(FMT, ...) _dbprintk("<== %s()"FMT"", __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define _debug(FMT, ...) _dbprintk(FMT, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define _enter(FMT, ...) no_printk("==> %s("FMT")", __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define _leave(FMT, ...) no_printk("<== %s()"FMT"", __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define _debug(FMT, ...) no_printk(FMT, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index d848cb85465555f289ab93ee8ef6269a52d3f747..2b0a35e6bc691896609944c114328b414be37a12 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -306,6 +306,13 @@ static inline void log_buf_kexec_setup(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Dummy printk for disabled debugging statements to use whilst maintaining
+ * gcc's format and side-effect checking.
+ */
+static inline __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)))
+int no_printk(const char *s, ...) { return 0; }
+
 extern int printk_needs_cpu(int cpu);
 extern void printk_tick(void);
 
diff --git a/kernel/cred.c b/kernel/cred.c
index 60bc8b1e32e632eb2a51b318f1ae35486d01174f..9a3e22641fe736c5d97b8c1f1f8b321886b4bcad 100644
--- a/kernel/cred.c
+++ b/kernel/cred.c
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
 #define kdebug(FMT, ...) \
 	printk("[%-5.5s%5u] "FMT"\n", current->comm, current->pid ,##__VA_ARGS__)
 #else
-static inline __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)))
-void no_printk(const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-}
 #define kdebug(FMT, ...) \
 	no_printk("[%-5.5s%5u] "FMT"\n", current->comm, current->pid ,##__VA_ARGS__)
 #endif
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
index 7043b294bb67d6266621949aa20cd5e6fa7180c4..8e22bd345e71de3ce9dfcfeae9ab8e9887c329ac 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
+++ b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
@@ -597,12 +597,6 @@ extern unsigned rxrpc_debug;
 #define dbgprintk(FMT,...) \
 	printk("[%-6.6s] "FMT"\n", current->comm ,##__VA_ARGS__)
 
-/* make sure we maintain the format strings, even when debugging is disabled */
-static inline __attribute__((format(printf,1,2)))
-void _dbprintk(const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-}
-
 #define kenter(FMT,...)	dbgprintk("==> %s("FMT")",__func__ ,##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define kleave(FMT,...)	dbgprintk("<== %s()"FMT"",__func__ ,##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define kdebug(FMT,...)	dbgprintk("    "FMT ,##__VA_ARGS__)
@@ -655,11 +649,11 @@ do {							\
 } while (0)
 
 #else
-#define _enter(FMT,...)	_dbprintk("==> %s("FMT")",__func__ ,##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define _leave(FMT,...)	_dbprintk("<== %s()"FMT"",__func__ ,##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define _debug(FMT,...)	_dbprintk("    "FMT ,##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define _proto(FMT,...)	_dbprintk("### "FMT ,##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define _net(FMT,...)	_dbprintk("@@@ "FMT ,##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define _enter(FMT,...)	no_printk("==> %s("FMT")",__func__ ,##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define _leave(FMT,...)	no_printk("<== %s()"FMT"",__func__ ,##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define _debug(FMT,...)	no_printk("    "FMT ,##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define _proto(FMT,...)	no_printk("### "FMT ,##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define _net(FMT,...)	no_printk("@@@ "FMT ,##__VA_ARGS__)
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/security/keys/internal.h b/security/keys/internal.h
index addb67b169f443f136e3baf28846710e82fd0ff1..56a133d8f37d192ffb1adbc45cad9610f5cbbc5b 100644
--- a/security/keys/internal.h
+++ b/security/keys/internal.h
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/key-type.h>
 
-static inline __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)))
-void no_printk(const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-}
-
 #ifdef __KDEBUG
 #define kenter(FMT, ...) \
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "==> %s("FMT")\n", __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__)