diff --git a/include/debug.mk b/include/debug.mk
index faead042dc..bec74d187a 100644
--- a/include/debug.mk
+++ b/include/debug.mk
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ ifeq ($(DUMP),)
   endif
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(DEBUG),)
+
 define debug
 $$(findstring $(2),$$(if $$(DEBUG_SCOPE_DIR),$$(if $$(filter $$(DEBUG_SCOPE_DIR)%,$(1)),$(build_debug)),$(build_debug)))
 endef
@@ -38,4 +40,12 @@ $(call warn,$(1),$(2),$(3)	$(4))
 $(4)
 endef
 
+else
+
+debug:=
+warn:=
+debug_eval:=
+warn_eval = $(4)
+
+endif