diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
index a1f76c8f8cde..a1bea7ead696 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
@@ -853,9 +853,6 @@ static void guc_log_create(struct intel_guc *guc)
 	unsigned long offset;
 	uint32_t size, flags;
 
-	if (i915.guc_log_level < GUC_LOG_VERBOSITY_MIN)
-		return;
-
 	if (i915.guc_log_level > GUC_LOG_VERBOSITY_MAX)
 		i915.guc_log_level = GUC_LOG_VERBOSITY_MAX;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c
index 3c8eaae13732..740be0b2a360 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c
@@ -211,11 +211,13 @@ static void guc_params_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	params[GUC_CTL_FEATURE] |= GUC_CTL_DISABLE_SCHEDULER |
 			GUC_CTL_VCS2_ENABLED;
 
+	params[GUC_CTL_LOG_PARAMS] = guc->log_flags;
+
 	if (i915.guc_log_level >= 0) {
-		params[GUC_CTL_LOG_PARAMS] = guc->log_flags;
 		params[GUC_CTL_DEBUG] =
 			i915.guc_log_level << GUC_LOG_VERBOSITY_SHIFT;
-	}
+	} else
+		params[GUC_CTL_DEBUG] = GUC_LOG_DISABLED;
 
 	if (guc->ads_vma) {
 		u32 ads = i915_ggtt_offset(guc->ads_vma) >> PAGE_SHIFT;