diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/display/ext/i915_utils.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/display/ext/i915_utils.c
index 981edc2788bc3..43b10a2cc5085 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/display/ext/i915_utils.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/display/ext/i915_utils.c
@@ -14,9 +14,13 @@ bool i915_vtd_active(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 	return i915_run_as_guest();
 }
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_I915_DEBUG)
+
 /* i915 specific, just put here for shutting it up */
 int __i915_inject_probe_error(struct drm_i915_private *i915, int err,
 			      const char *func, int line)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+
+#endif