diff --git a/common/spl/Kconfig b/common/spl/Kconfig
index 716b1ececc..802166131c 100644
--- a/common/spl/Kconfig
+++ b/common/spl/Kconfig
@@ -702,6 +702,12 @@ config SPL_UBI_LOAD_ARGS_ID
 	help
 	  The UBI volume id from which to load the device tree
 
+config UBI_SPL_SILENCE_MSG
+	bool "silence UBI SPL messages"
+	default n
+	help
+	  Disable messages from UBI SPL. This leaves warnings
+	  and errors enabled.
 
 endif   # if SPL_UBI
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubispl/ubispl.h b/drivers/mtd/ubispl/ubispl.h
index bcc376c6d7..b7cb7fc941 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubispl/ubispl.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubispl/ubispl.h
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ struct ubi_scan_info {
 #define ubi_dbg(fmt, ...)
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_UBI_SILENCE_MSG
+#ifdef CONFIG_UBI_SPL_SILENCE_MSG
 #define ubi_msg(fmt, ...)
 #else
 #define ubi_msg(fmt, ...) printf("UBI: " fmt "\n", ##__VA_ARGS__)