diff --git a/fs/yaffs2/yportenv.h b/fs/yaffs2/yportenv.h
index 236f579..8183425 100644
--- a/fs/yaffs2/yportenv.h
+++ b/fs/yaffs2/yportenv.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #define yaffs_trace(msk, fmt, ...) do { \
-	if(yaffs_trace_mask & ((msk) | YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS)) \
+	if(yaffs_trace_mask & (msk)) \
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "yaffs: " fmt "\n", ##__VA_ARGS__); \
 } while(0)