diff --git a/lib/dma-debug.c b/lib/dma-debug.c
index d9b08e0f7f55fb82758f0c393db6c86fb3d74900..739974460c32109cf2b7eb53c207f2db79be37e3 100644
--- a/lib/dma-debug.c
+++ b/lib/dma-debug.c
@@ -676,6 +676,8 @@ static int dma_debug_device_change(struct notifier_block *nb,
 	struct device *dev = data;
 	int count;
 
+	if (global_disable)
+		return;
 
 	switch (action) {
 	case BUS_NOTIFY_UNBOUND_DRIVER:
@@ -697,6 +699,9 @@ void dma_debug_add_bus(struct bus_type *bus)
 {
 	struct notifier_block *nb;
 
+	if (global_disable)
+		return;
+
 	nb = kzalloc(sizeof(struct notifier_block), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (nb == NULL) {
 		pr_err("dma_debug_add_bus: out of memory\n");