diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 8358fff002eb..b89680d2693b 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -70,7 +70,11 @@
 #define SOCK_DEBUG(sk, msg...) do { if ((sk) && sock_flag((sk), SOCK_DBG)) \
 					printk(KERN_DEBUG msg); } while (0)
 #else
-#define SOCK_DEBUG(sk, msg...) do { } while (0)
+/* Validate arguments and do nothing */
+static void inline int __attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)))
+SOCK_DEBUG(struct sock *sk, const char *msg, ...)
+{
+}
 #endif
 
 /* This is the per-socket lock.  The spinlock provides a synchronization