diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/sl811-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/sl811-hcd.c
index d49fb656d34b..85623731a516 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/sl811-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/sl811-hcd.c
@@ -1287,11 +1287,10 @@ sl811h_hub_control(
 			goto error;
 		put_unaligned_le32(sl811->port1, buf);
 
-#ifndef	VERBOSE
-	if (*(u16*)(buf+2))	/* only if wPortChange is interesting */
-#endif
-		dev_dbg(hcd->self.controller, "GetPortStatus %08x\n",
-			sl811->port1);
+		if (__is_defined(VERBOSE) ||
+		    *(u16*)(buf+2)) /* only if wPortChange is interesting */
+			dev_dbg(hcd->self.controller, "GetPortStatus %08x\n",
+				sl811->port1);
 		break;
 	case SetPortFeature:
 		if (wIndex != 1 || wLength != 0)