diff --git a/src/util/virprobe.h b/src/util/virprobe.h
index 1baec98f786f4d2bfa8e32a2122f1ee1ae5ad403..88cda2104f08be285f7ae678bca056830de026ea 100644
--- a/src/util/virprobe.h
+++ b/src/util/virprobe.h
@@ -90,11 +90,19 @@
         PROBE_EXPAND(LIBVIRT_ ## NAME, \
                      VIR_ADD_CASTS(__VA_ARGS__)); \
     }
+
+#  define PROBE_QUIET(NAME, FMT, ...) \
+    if (LIBVIRT_ ## NAME ## _ENABLED()) { \
+        PROBE_EXPAND(LIBVIRT_ ## NAME, \
+                     VIR_ADD_CASTS(__VA_ARGS__)); \
+    }
 # else
 #  define PROBE(NAME, FMT, ...) \
     VIR_INFO_INT(&virLogSelf, \
                  __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__, \
                  #NAME ": " FMT, __VA_ARGS__);
+
+#  define PROBE_QUIET(NAME, FMT, ...)
 # endif
 
 #endif /* __VIR_PROBE_H__ */