diff --git a/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271-fe.c b/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271-fe.c
index 152df76cdce81773b75f5537def481c5364b7a59..916a6e150863fee07a593e6efada470ad63e9410 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271-fe.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271-fe.c
@@ -863,8 +863,9 @@ static int tda18271_agc(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 
 	switch (priv->config) {
 	case 0:
-		/* no LNA */
-		tda_dbg("no agc configuration provided\n");
+		/* no external agc configuration required */
+		if (tda18271_debug & DBG_ADV)
+			tda_dbg("no agc configuration provided\n");
 		break;
 	case 3:
 		/* switch with GPIO of saa713x */