diff --git a/lib/dynamic_debug.c b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
index 6fc8622f0a83..d232025cb85c 100644
--- a/lib/dynamic_debug.c
+++ b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
@@ -322,8 +322,7 @@ static int ddebug_parse_query(char *words[], int nwords,
 				query->last_lineno = query->first_lineno;
 			}
 		} else {
-			if (verbose)
-				pr_err("unknown keyword \"%s\"\n", words[i]);
+			pr_err("unknown keyword \"%s\"\n", words[i]);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	}