diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdebug.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdebug.h
index 447f6d3b0c81cc5e7ded70e7194f1f8d251c4115..eb2e926d8218f04c6bedab32f8dfc5d5febfce90 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdebug.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdebug.h
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ struct acpi_db_execute_walk {
 };
 
 #define PARAM_LIST(pl)                  pl
-#define DBTEST_OUTPUT_LEVEL(lvl)        if (acpi_gbl_db_opt_verbose)
-#define VERBOSE_PRINT(fp)               DBTEST_OUTPUT_LEVEL(lvl) {\
-			  acpi_os_printf PARAM_LIST(fp);}
 
 #define EX_NO_SINGLE_STEP               1
 #define EX_SINGLE_STEP                  2
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
index 0007eb7f3a858ee6357e1c15f34b897e335cfd86..09f37b51680871d8a34dc3a33563872652d4f0d6 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
@@ -312,10 +312,10 @@ ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_no_resource_disassembly, FALSE);
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_ignore_noop_operator, FALSE);
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_cstyle_disassembly, TRUE);
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_force_aml_disassembly, FALSE);
+ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_dm_opt_verbose, TRUE);
 
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_dm_opt_disasm);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_dm_opt_listing);
-ACPI_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_db_opt_verbose);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_num_external_methods);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u32, acpi_gbl_resolved_external_methods);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(struct acpi_external_list *, acpi_gbl_external_list);