diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c
index 607ce9f61b54..ed93ac41297f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c
@@ -1649,9 +1649,7 @@ static char *rndis_translate_scan(struct net_device *dev,
 				  char *end_buf,
 				  struct ndis_80211_bssid_ex *bssid)
 {
-#ifdef DEBUG
 	struct usbnet *usbdev = netdev_priv(dev);
-#endif
 	u8 *ie;
 	char *current_val;
 	int bssid_len, ie_len, i;
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/usbnet.h b/include/linux/usb/usbnet.h
index ba09fe88adda..7d3822243074 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/usbnet.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/usbnet.h
@@ -197,7 +197,9 @@ extern int usbnet_nway_reset(struct net_device *net);
 #define devdbg(usbnet, fmt, arg...) \
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: " fmt "\n" , (usbnet)->net->name , ## arg)
 #else
-#define devdbg(usbnet, fmt, arg...) do {} while(0)
+#define devdbg(usbnet, fmt, arg...) \
+	({ if (0) printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: " fmt "\n" , (usbnet)->net->name , \
+		## arg); 0; })
 #endif
 
 #define deverr(usbnet, fmt, arg...) \