diff --git a/include/sound/core.h b/include/sound/core.h
index 309cb96..a89728d 100644
--- a/include/sound/core.h
+++ b/include/sound/core.h
@@ -340,18 +340,17 @@
 struct resource;
 void release_and_free_resource(struct resource *res);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK
-void snd_verbose_printk(const char *file, int line, const char *format, ...)
-     __attribute__ ((format (printf, 3, 4)));
-#endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_SND_DEBUG) && defined(CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK)
-void snd_verbose_printd(const char *file, int line, const char *format, ...)
-     __attribute__ ((format (printf, 3, 4)));
-#endif
-
 /* --- */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK
+#if defined(CONFIG_SND_DEBUG) || defined(CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK)
+void __snd_printk(unsigned int level, const char *file, int line,
+		  const char *format, ...)
+     __attribute__ ((format (printf, 4, 5)));
+#else
+#define __snd_printk(level, file, line, format, args...) \
+	prinkt(format, ##args)
+#endif
+
 /**
  * snd_printk - printk wrapper
  * @fmt: format string
@@ -360,15 +359,9 @@
  * when configured with CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK.
  */
 #define snd_printk(fmt, args...) \
-	snd_verbose_printk(__FILE__, __LINE__, fmt ,##args)
-#else
-#define snd_printk(fmt, args...) \
-	printk(fmt ,##args)
-#endif
+	__snd_printk(0, __FILE__, __LINE__, fmt, ##args)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_DEBUG
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK
 /**
  * snd_printd - debug printk
  * @fmt: format string
@@ -377,11 +370,7 @@
  * Ignored when CONFIG_SND_DEBUG is not set.
  */
 #define snd_printd(fmt, args...) \
-	snd_verbose_printd(__FILE__, __LINE__, fmt ,##args)
-#else
-#define snd_printd(fmt, args...) \
-	printk(fmt ,##args)
-#endif
+	__snd_printk(1, __FILE__, __LINE__, fmt, ##args)
 
 /**
  * snd_BUG - give a BUG warning message and stack trace
@@ -428,9 +417,10 @@
  * Works like snd_printk() for debugging purposes.
  * Ignored when CONFIG_SND_DEBUG_VERBOSE is not set.
  */
-#define snd_printdd(format, args...) snd_printk(format, ##args)
+#define snd_printdd(format, args...) \
+	__snd_printk(2, __FILE__, __LINE__, format, ##args)
 #else
-#define snd_printdd(format, args...) /* nothing */
+#define snd_printdd(format, args...)	do { } while (0)
 #endif