diff --git a/zebra/zebra_evpn.c b/zebra/zebra_evpn.c
index 585c926d09..25c616c4c9 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_evpn.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_evpn.c
@@ -1286,8 +1286,9 @@ int zebra_evpn_vtep_install(struct zebra_evpn *zevpn, struct zebra_vtep *zvtep)
 int zebra_evpn_vtep_uninstall(struct zebra_evpn *zevpn, struct in_addr *vtep_ip)
 {
 	if (!zevpn->vxlan_if) {
-		zlog_debug("VNI %u hash %p couldn't be uninstalled - no intf",
-			   zevpn->vni, zevpn);
+		if (IS_ZEBRA_DEBUG_VXLAN)
+			zlog_debug("VNI %u hash %p couldn't be uninstalled - no intf",
+				   zevpn->vni, zevpn);
 		return -1;
 	}