diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index abea76c36a4b..985f69c3e1e3 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -1840,10 +1840,12 @@ void device_shutdown(void)
 		pm_runtime_barrier(dev);
 
 		if (dev->bus && dev->bus->shutdown) {
-			dev_dbg(dev, "shutdown\n");
+			if (initcall_debug)
+				dev_info(dev, "shutdown\n");
 			dev->bus->shutdown(dev);
 		} else if (dev->driver && dev->driver->shutdown) {
-			dev_dbg(dev, "shutdown\n");
+			if (initcall_debug)
+				dev_info(dev, "shutdown\n");
 			dev->driver->shutdown(dev);
 		}