diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/Makefile b/drivers/usb/host/Makefile
index 01e879ef3654..7530468c9a4f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/Makefile
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # Makefile for USB Host Controller Drivers
 #
 
-ccflags-$(CONFIG_USB_DEBUG) := -DDEBUG
-
 # tell define_trace.h where to find the xhci trace header
 CFLAGS_xhci-trace.o := -I$(src)
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-dbg.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-dbg.c
index 4a9c2edbcb2b..9269782a7627 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-dbg.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-dbg.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 /* this file is part of ehci-hcd.c */
 
-#if defined(DEBUG) || defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
+#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
 
 /* check the values in the HCSPARAMS register
  * (host controller _Structural_ parameters)
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static inline void dbg_hcs_params (struct ehci_hcd *ehci, char *label) {}
 
 #endif
 
-#if defined(DEBUG) || defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
+#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
 
 /* check the values in the HCCPARAMS register
  * (host controller _Capability_ parameters)
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static inline void dbg_hcc_params (struct ehci_hcd *ehci, char *label) {}
 
 #endif
 
-#if defined(DEBUG) || defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
+#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
 
 static void __maybe_unused
 dbg_qtd (const char *label, struct ehci_hcd *ehci, struct ehci_qtd *qtd)
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static inline int __maybe_unused
 dbg_port_buf (char *buf, unsigned len, const char *label, int port, u32 status)
 { return 0; }
 
-#endif	/* DEBUG || CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG */
+#endif	/* CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG */
 
 /* functions have the "wrong" filename when they're output... */
 #define dbg_status(ehci, label, status) { \
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-fsl.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-fsl.c
index a06d5012201f..87a7426a44f4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-fsl.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-fsl.c
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ static int ehci_fsl_mpc512x_drv_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	struct fsl_usb2_platform_data *pdata = dev_get_platdata(dev);
 	u32 tmp;
 
-#if defined(DEBUG) || defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
+#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
 	u32 mode = ehci_readl(ehci, hcd->regs + FSL_SOC_USB_USBMODE);
 	mode &= USBMODE_CM_MASK;
 	tmp = ehci_readl(ehci, hcd->regs + 0x140);	/* usbcmd */
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
index b57e997eb716..1e21a3623af9 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ static int __init ehci_hcd_init(void)
 		 sizeof(struct ehci_qh), sizeof(struct ehci_qtd),
 		 sizeof(struct ehci_itd), sizeof(struct ehci_sitd));
 
-#if defined(DEBUG) || defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
+#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
 	ehci_debug_root = debugfs_create_dir("ehci", usb_debug_root);
 	if (!ehci_debug_root) {
 		retval = -ENOENT;
@@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@ clean2:
 	platform_driver_unregister(&PLATFORM_DRIVER);
 clean0:
 #endif
-#if defined(DEBUG) || defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
+#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
 	debugfs_remove(ehci_debug_root);
 	ehci_debug_root = NULL;
 err_debug:
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ static void __exit ehci_hcd_cleanup(void)
 #ifdef PS3_SYSTEM_BUS_DRIVER
 	ps3_ehci_driver_unregister(&PS3_SYSTEM_BUS_DRIVER);
 #endif
-#if defined(DEBUG) || defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
+#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
 	debugfs_remove(ehci_debug_root);
 #endif
 	clear_bit(USB_EHCI_LOADED, &usb_hcds_loaded);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-q.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-q.c
index db05bd8ee9d5..54f5332f814d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-q.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-q.c
@@ -168,13 +168,13 @@ static void ehci_clear_tt_buffer(struct ehci_hcd *ehci, struct ehci_qh *qh,
 	 * Note: this routine is never called for Isochronous transfers.
 	 */
 	if (urb->dev->tt && !usb_pipeint(urb->pipe) && !qh->clearing_tt) {
-#if defined(DEBUG) || defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
+#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
 		struct usb_device *tt = urb->dev->tt->hub;
 		dev_dbg(&tt->dev,
 			"clear tt buffer port %d, a%d ep%d t%08x\n",
 			urb->dev->ttport, urb->dev->devnum,
 			usb_pipeendpoint(urb->pipe), token);
-#endif /* DEBUG || CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG */
+#endif /* CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG */
 		if (!ehci_is_TDI(ehci)
 				|| urb->dev->tt->hub !=
 				   ehci_to_hcd(ehci)->self.root_hub) {
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci.h b/drivers/usb/host/ehci.h
index e8f41c5e771b..c35a6e2b94e5 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ typedef __u16 __bitwise __hc16;
 #endif
 
 /* statistics can be kept for tuning/monitoring */
-#if defined(DEBUG) || defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
+#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
 #define EHCI_STATS
 #endif
 
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ struct ehci_hcd {			/* one per controller */
 #endif
 
 	/* debug files */
-#if defined(DEBUG) || defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
+#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
 	struct dentry		*debug_dir;
 #endif
 
@@ -832,9 +832,9 @@ static inline u32 hc32_to_cpup (const struct ehci_hcd *ehci, const __hc32 *x)
 	dev_warn(ehci_to_hcd(ehci)->self.controller , fmt , ## args)
 
 
-#if !defined(DEBUG) && !defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
+#ifndef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
 #define STUB_DEBUG_FILES
-#endif	/* !DEBUG && !CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG */
+#endif
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/imx21-dbg.c b/drivers/usb/host/imx21-dbg.c
index ec98ecee3517..4f320d050da7 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/imx21-dbg.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/imx21-dbg.c
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 
 /* this file is part of imx21-hcd.c */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
+#define DEBUG
+#endif
+
 #ifndef DEBUG
 
 static inline void create_debug_files(struct imx21 *imx21) { }
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/imx21-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/imx21-hcd.c
index adb01d950a16..cb6d60853502 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/imx21-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/imx21-hcd.c
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@
 
 #include "imx21-hcd.h"
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
+#define DEBUG
+#endif
+
 #ifdef DEBUG
 #define DEBUG_LOG_FRAME(imx21, etd, event) \
 	(etd)->event##_frame = readl((imx21)->regs + USBH_FRMNUB)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/imx21-hcd.h b/drivers/usb/host/imx21-hcd.h
index c005770a73e9..05122f8a6983 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/imx21-hcd.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/imx21-hcd.h
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_IMX21_HCD_H__
 #define __LINUX_IMX21_HCD_H__
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
+#define DEBUG
+#endif
+
 #include <linux/platform_data/usb-mx2.h>
 
 #define NUM_ISO_ETDS 	2
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/oxu210hp-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/oxu210hp-hcd.c
index 4a6df2d8f902..4a05148ee79b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/oxu210hp-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/oxu210hp-hcd.c
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@
 #define oxu_info(oxu, fmt, args...) \
 		dev_info(oxu_to_hcd(oxu)->self.controller , fmt , ## args)
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
+#define DEBUG
+#endif
+
 static inline struct usb_hcd *oxu_to_hcd(struct oxu_hcd *oxu)
 {
 	return container_of((void *) oxu, struct usb_hcd, hcd_priv);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/uhci-debug.c b/drivers/usb/host/uhci-debug.c
index 3989f0ad0539..1b28a000d5c6 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/uhci-debug.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/uhci-debug.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 static struct dentry *uhci_debugfs_root;
 
-#if defined(DEBUG) || defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
+#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
 
 /* Handle REALLY large printks so we don't overflow buffers */
 static void lprintk(char *buf)
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ static const struct file_operations uhci_debug_operations = {
 
 #endif	/* CONFIG_DEBUG_FS */
 
-#else	/* DEBUG || CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG*/
+#else	/* CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG*/
 
 static inline void lprintk(char *buf)
 {}
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/uhci-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/uhci-hcd.c
index d9d3c5a98d83..27f35e8f161b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/uhci-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/uhci-hcd.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(ignore_oc, "ignore hardware overcurrent indications");
  *            show all queues in /sys/kernel/debug/uhci/[pci_addr]
  * debug = 3, show all TDs in URBs when dumping
  */
-#if defined(DEBUG) || defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
+#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
 
 static int debug = 1;
 module_param(debug, int, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ static int __init uhci_hcd_init(void)
 			ignore_oc ? ", overcurrent ignored" : "");
 	set_bit(USB_UHCI_LOADED, &usb_hcds_loaded);
 
-#if defined(DEBUG) || defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
+#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
 	errbuf = kmalloc(ERRBUF_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!errbuf)
 		goto errbuf_failed;
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ static void __exit uhci_hcd_cleanup(void)
 #endif
 	kmem_cache_destroy(uhci_up_cachep);
 	debugfs_remove(uhci_debugfs_root);
-#if defined(DEBUG) || defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
+#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
 	kfree(errbuf);
 #endif
 	clear_bit(USB_UHCI_LOADED, &usb_hcds_loaded);