diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/Makefile b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/Makefile
index 826a2ba6a73d..3d0878fac7df 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 # OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
 # CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
-ccflags-$(CONFIG_BRCMDBG)	+= -DSHOW_EVENTS
-
 ccflags-y += \
 	-Idrivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac	\
 	-Idrivers/staging/brcm80211/include
diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_common.c b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_common.c
index 059289a5d82e..e5214b2908de 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_common.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_common.c
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ int brcmf_c_ioctl(struct brcmf_pub *drvr, struct brcmf_c_ioctl *ioc, void *buf,
 	return bcmerror;
 }
 
-#ifdef SHOW_EVENTS
+#ifdef BCMDBG
 static void
 brcmf_c_show_host_event(struct brcmf_event_msg *event, void *event_data)
 {
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ brcmf_c_show_host_event(struct brcmf_event_msg *event, void *event_data)
 		brcmf_dbg(EVENT, "\n");
 	}
 }
-#endif				/* SHOW_EVENTS */
+#endif				/* BCMDBG */
 
 int
 brcmf_c_host_event(struct brcmf_info *drvr_priv, int *ifidx, void *pktdata,
@@ -796,9 +796,9 @@ brcmf_c_host_event(struct brcmf_info *drvr_priv, int *ifidx, void *pktdata,
 		break;
 	}
 
-#ifdef SHOW_EVENTS
+#ifdef BCMDBG
 	brcmf_c_show_host_event(event, event_data);
-#endif				/* SHOW_EVENTS */
+#endif				/* BCMDBG */
 
 	return 0;
 }