diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/debug.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/debug.h
index 530c15e..0206c80 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/debug.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/debug.h
@@ -151,9 +151,21 @@
  * stored in the s390dbf. See Documentation/s390/s390dbf.txt for more details!
  */
 extern debug_entry_t *
-debug_sprintf_event(debug_info_t* id,int level,char *string,...)
+__debug_sprintf_event(debug_info_t *id, int level, char *string, ...)
 	__attribute__ ((format(printf, 3, 4)));
 
+#define debug_sprintf_event(_id, _level, _fmt, ...)			\
+({									\
+	debug_entry_t *__ret;						\
+	debug_info_t *__id = _id;					\
+	int __level = _level;						\
+	if ((!__id) || (__level > __id->level))				\
+		__ret = NULL;						\
+	else								\
+		__ret = __debug_sprintf_event(__id, __level,		\
+					      _fmt, ## __VA_ARGS__);	\
+	__ret;								\
+})
 
 static inline debug_entry_t*
 debug_exception(debug_info_t* id, int level, void* data, int length)
@@ -194,9 +206,22 @@
  * stored in the s390dbf. See Documentation/s390/s390dbf.txt for more details!
  */
 extern debug_entry_t *
-debug_sprintf_exception(debug_info_t* id,int level,char *string,...)
+__debug_sprintf_exception(debug_info_t *id, int level, char *string, ...)
 	__attribute__ ((format(printf, 3, 4)));
 
+#define debug_sprintf_exception(_id, _level, _fmt, ...)			\
+({									\
+	debug_entry_t *__ret;						\
+	debug_info_t *__id = _id;					\
+	int __level = _level;						\
+	if ((!__id) || (__level > __id->level))				\
+		__ret = NULL;						\
+	else								\
+		__ret = __debug_sprintf_exception(__id, __level,	\
+						  _fmt, ## __VA_ARGS__);\
+	__ret;								\
+})
+
 int debug_register_view(debug_info_t* id, struct debug_view* view);
 int debug_unregister_view(debug_info_t* id, struct debug_view* view);
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/debug.c b/arch/s390/kernel/debug.c
index ee8390d..c1f21ac 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/debug.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/debug.c
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@
  */
 
 debug_entry_t*
-debug_sprintf_event(debug_info_t* id, int level,char *string,...)
+__debug_sprintf_event(debug_info_t *id, int level, char *string, ...)
 {
 	va_list   ap;
 	int numargs,idx;
@@ -1027,8 +1027,6 @@
 	debug_sprintf_entry_t *curr_event;
 	debug_entry_t *active;
 
-	if((!id) || (level > id->level))
-		return NULL;
 	if (!debug_active || !id->areas)
 		return NULL;
 	numargs=debug_count_numargs(string);
@@ -1050,14 +1048,14 @@
 
 	return active;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(debug_sprintf_event);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__debug_sprintf_event);
 
 /*
  * debug_sprintf_exception:
  */
 
 debug_entry_t*
-debug_sprintf_exception(debug_info_t* id, int level,char *string,...)
+__debug_sprintf_exception(debug_info_t *id, int level, char *string, ...)
 {
 	va_list   ap;
 	int numargs,idx;
@@ -1065,8 +1063,6 @@
 	debug_sprintf_entry_t *curr_event;
 	debug_entry_t *active;
 
-	if((!id) || (level > id->level))
-		return NULL;
 	if (!debug_active || !id->areas)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -1089,7 +1085,7 @@
 
 	return active;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(debug_sprintf_exception);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__debug_sprintf_exception);
 
 /*
  * debug_register_view: