diff --git a/drivers/acpi/bus.c b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
index 6ecbbabf12330c..eec263c9019e4b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
@@ -1043,9 +1043,6 @@ void __init acpi_early_init(void)
 
 	acpi_permanent_mmap = true;
 
-	/* Initialize debug output. Linux does not use ACPICA defaults */
-	acpi_dbg_level = ACPI_LV_INFO | ACPI_LV_REPAIR;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86
 	/*
 	 * If the machine falls into the DMI check table,
diff --git a/include/acpi/acoutput.h b/include/acpi/acoutput.h
index 30b1ae53689fcf..c50542dc71e0b2 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acoutput.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acoutput.h
@@ -150,7 +150,10 @@
 
 /* Defaults for debug_level, debug and normal */
 
+#ifndef ACPI_DEBUG_DEFAULT
 #define ACPI_DEBUG_DEFAULT          (ACPI_LV_INIT | ACPI_LV_DEBUG_OBJECT | ACPI_LV_EVALUATION | ACPI_LV_REPAIR)
+#endif
+
 #define ACPI_NORMAL_DEFAULT         (ACPI_LV_INIT | ACPI_LV_DEBUG_OBJECT | ACPI_LV_REPAIR)
 #define ACPI_DEBUG_ALL              (ACPI_LV_AML_DISASSEMBLE | ACPI_LV_ALL_EXCEPTIONS | ACPI_LV_ALL)
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h b/include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h
index 9ff328fd946a2b..624b90b340852c 100644
--- a/include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h
+++ b/include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@
 #define ACPI_NO_ERROR_MESSAGES
 #undef ACPI_DEBUG_OUTPUT
 
+/* Use a specific bugging default separate from ACPICA */
+
+#undef ACPI_DEBUG_DEFAULT
+#define ACPI_DEBUG_DEFAULT          (ACPI_LV_INFO | ACPI_LV_REPAIR)
+
 /* External interface for __KERNEL__, stub is needed */
 
 #define ACPI_EXTERNAL_RETURN_STATUS(prototype) \