diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/debug.h b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/debug.h
index eb0b8c47479d..48648ca44ba8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/debug.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/debug.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #define BRCMF_SDIO_VAL		0x00020000
 #define BRCMF_MSGBUF_VAL	0x00040000
 #define BRCMF_PCIE_VAL		0x00080000
+#define BRCMF_FWCON_VAL		0x00100000
 
 /* set default print format */
 #undef pr_fmt
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ do {								\
 #define BRCMF_GLOM_ON()		(brcmf_msg_level & BRCMF_GLOM_VAL)
 #define BRCMF_EVENT_ON()	(brcmf_msg_level & BRCMF_EVENT_VAL)
 #define BRCMF_FIL_ON()		(brcmf_msg_level & BRCMF_FIL_VAL)
+#define BRCMF_FWCON_ON()	(brcmf_msg_level & BRCMF_FWCON_VAL)
 
 #else /* defined(DEBUG) || defined(CONFIG_BRCM_TRACING) */
 
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ do {								\
 #define BRCMF_GLOM_ON()		0
 #define BRCMF_EVENT_ON()	0
 #define BRCMF_FIL_ON()		0
+#define BRCMF_FWCON_ON()	0
 
 #endif /* defined(DEBUG) || defined(CONFIG_BRCM_TRACING) */
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/pcie.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/pcie.c
index 3a98c4306d1d..e75d04e89ac2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/pcie.c
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ static void brcmf_pcie_bus_console_init(struct brcmf_pciedev_info *devinfo)
 	addr = console->base_addr + BRCMF_CONSOLE_BUFSIZE_OFFSET;
 	console->bufsize = brcmf_pcie_read_tcm32(devinfo, addr);
 
-	brcmf_dbg(PCIE, "Console: base %x, buf %x, size %d\n",
+	brcmf_dbg(FWCON, "Console: base %x, buf %x, size %d\n",
 		  console->base_addr, console->buf_addr, console->bufsize);
 }
 
@@ -656,6 +656,9 @@ static void brcmf_pcie_bus_console_read(struct brcmf_pciedev_info *devinfo)
 	u8 ch;
 	u32 newidx;
 
+	if (!BRCMF_FWCON_ON())
+		return;
+
 	console = &devinfo->shared.console;
 	addr = console->base_addr + BRCMF_CONSOLE_WRITEIDX_OFFSET;
 	newidx = brcmf_pcie_read_tcm32(devinfo, addr);
@@ -677,7 +680,7 @@ static void brcmf_pcie_bus_console_read(struct brcmf_pciedev_info *devinfo)
 		}
 		if (ch == '\n') {
 			console->log_str[console->log_idx] = 0;
-			brcmf_dbg(PCIE, "CONSOLE: %s", console->log_str);
+			pr_debug("CONSOLE: %s", console->log_str);
 			console->log_idx = 0;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c
index f990e3d0e696..e41bf441410b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ struct rte_console {
 
 #define BRCMF_FIRSTREAD	(1 << 6)
 
+#define BRCMF_CONSOLE	10	/* watchdog interval to poll console */
 
 /* SBSDIO_DEVICE_CTL */
 
@@ -3204,6 +3205,8 @@ static void brcmf_sdio_debugfs_create(struct brcmf_sdio *bus)
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(dentry))
 		return;
 
+	bus->console_interval = BRCMF_CONSOLE;
+
 	brcmf_debugfs_add_entry(drvr, "forensics", brcmf_sdio_forensic_read);
 	brcmf_debugfs_add_entry(drvr, "counters",
 				brcmf_debugfs_sdio_count_read);
@@ -3613,7 +3616,7 @@ static void brcmf_sdio_bus_watchdog(struct brcmf_sdio *bus)
 	}
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	/* Poll for console output periodically */
-	if (bus->sdiodev->state == BRCMF_SDIOD_DATA &&
+	if (bus->sdiodev->state == BRCMF_SDIOD_DATA && BRCMF_FWCON_ON() &&
 	    bus->console_interval != 0) {
 		bus->console.count += BRCMF_WD_POLL_MS;
 		if (bus->console.count >= bus->console_interval) {