diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index 3f439a08387e57033c61180371ae2e3f66109c8a..a3458fcd83dc9c9e9aa15d85b8381d8abd64a052 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -77,9 +77,13 @@ __i915_printk(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, const char *level,
 	static bool shown_bug_once;
 	struct device *dev = dev_priv->dev->dev;
 	bool is_error = level[1] <= KERN_ERR[1];
+	bool is_debug = level[1] == KERN_DEBUG[1];
 	struct va_format vaf;
 	va_list args;
 
+	if (is_debug && !(drm_debug & DRM_UT_DRIVER))
+		return;
+
 	va_start(args, fmt);
 
 	vaf.fmt = fmt;