diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/es7000/wakecpu.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/es7000/wakecpu.h
index 3ffc5a7bf667..398493461913 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/es7000/wakecpu.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/es7000/wakecpu.h
@@ -50,10 +50,9 @@ static inline void restore_NMI_vector(unsigned short *high, unsigned short *low)
 {
 }
 
-#if APIC_DEBUG
- #define inquire_remote_apic(apicid) __inquire_remote_apic(apicid)
-#else
- #define inquire_remote_apic(apicid) {}
-#endif
+#define inquire_remote_apic(apicid) do {		\
+		if (apic_verbosity >= APIC_DEBUG)	\
+			__inquire_remote_apic(apicid);	\
+	} while (0)
 
 #endif /* __ASM_MACH_WAKECPU_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/mach-default/mach_wakecpu.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/mach-default/mach_wakecpu.h
index d5c0b826a4ff..9d80db91e992 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/mach-default/mach_wakecpu.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/mach-default/mach_wakecpu.h
@@ -33,10 +33,9 @@ static inline void restore_NMI_vector(unsigned short *high, unsigned short *low)
 {
 }
 
-#if APIC_DEBUG
- #define inquire_remote_apic(apicid) __inquire_remote_apic(apicid)
-#else
- #define inquire_remote_apic(apicid) {}
-#endif
+#define inquire_remote_apic(apicid) do {		\
+		if (apic_verbosity >= APIC_DEBUG)	\
+			__inquire_remote_apic(apicid);	\
+	} while (0)
 
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_MACH_DEFAULT_MACH_WAKECPU_H */