diff --git a/kernel/lockdep.c b/kernel/lockdep.c
index 77fa791f6f31b87275dee6a566888edd9ba1d218..c4ffd3c1dec43b62c5bf49766c4c6c83d1008d70 100644
--- a/kernel/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/lockdep.c
@@ -145,9 +145,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(lockdep_on);
  */
 
 #define VERBOSE			0
-#ifdef VERBOSE
-# define VERY_VERBOSE		0
-#endif
+#define VERY_VERBOSE		0
 
 #if VERBOSE
 # define HARDIRQ_VERBOSE	1