diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index 92f9df6a04a6..927131192572 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -1604,7 +1604,6 @@ static int iwl_read_ucode(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG
 static const char *desc_lookup_text[] = {
 	"OK",
 	"FAIL",
@@ -1697,6 +1696,8 @@ void iwl_dump_nic_error_log(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG
+
 #define EVENT_START_OFFSET  (4 * sizeof(u32))
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
index c2263180614e..05a0c413cdf9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
@@ -1361,9 +1361,9 @@ void iwl_irq_handle_error(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	/* Cancel currently queued command. */
 	clear_bit(STATUS_HCMD_ACTIVE, &priv->status);
 
+	priv->cfg->ops->lib->dump_nic_error_log(priv);
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG
 	if (iwl_get_debug_level(priv) & IWL_DL_FW_ERRORS) {
-		priv->cfg->ops->lib->dump_nic_error_log(priv);
 		priv->cfg->ops->lib->dump_nic_event_log(priv);
 		iwl_print_rx_config_cmd(priv);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
index 0779158fed2f..ecba0f46bac5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
@@ -578,19 +578,15 @@ int iwl_pci_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev);
 /*****************************************************
 *  Error Handling Debugging
 ******************************************************/
+void iwl_dump_nic_error_log(struct iwl_priv *priv);
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG
 void iwl_dump_nic_event_log(struct iwl_priv *priv);
-void iwl_dump_nic_error_log(struct iwl_priv *priv);
 void iwl_print_rx_config_cmd(struct iwl_priv *priv);
 #else
 static inline void iwl_dump_nic_event_log(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 {
 }
 
-static inline void iwl_dump_nic_error_log(struct iwl_priv *priv)
-{
-}
-
 static inline void iwl_print_rx_config_cmd(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 {
 }