diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig.debug b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig.debug
index e091809a9a9e..b00edd3b8800 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig.debug
@@ -87,3 +87,16 @@ config DRM_I915_LOW_LEVEL_TRACEPOINTS
           and also analyze the request dependency resolving timeline.
 
           If in doubt, say "N".
+
+config DRM_I915_DEBUG_VBLANK_EVADE
+	bool "Enable extra debug warnings for vblank evasion"
+	depends on DRM_I915
+	default n
+	help
+	  Choose this option to turn on extra debug warnings for the
+	  vblank evade mechanism. This gives a warning every time the
+	  the deadline allotted for the vblank evade critical section
+	  is exceeded, even if there isn't an actual risk of missing
+	  the vblank.
+
+	  If in doubt, say "N".
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c
index f7d431427115..8c87c717c7cd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c
@@ -198,12 +198,15 @@ void intel_pipe_update_end(struct intel_crtc *crtc, struct intel_flip_work *work
 			  ktime_us_delta(end_vbl_time, crtc->debug.start_vbl_time),
 			  crtc->debug.min_vbl, crtc->debug.max_vbl,
 			  crtc->debug.scanline_start, scanline_end);
-	} else if (ktime_us_delta(end_vbl_time, crtc->debug.start_vbl_time) >
-		   VBLANK_EVASION_TIME_US)
+	}
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRM_I915_DEBUG_VBLANK_EVADE
+	else if (ktime_us_delta(end_vbl_time, crtc->debug.start_vbl_time) >
+		 VBLANK_EVASION_TIME_US)
 		DRM_WARN("Atomic update on pipe (%c) took %lld us, max time under evasion is %u us\n",
 			 pipe_name(pipe),
 			 ktime_us_delta(end_vbl_time, crtc->debug.start_vbl_time),
 			 VBLANK_EVASION_TIME_US);
+#endif
 }
 
 static void