diff --git a/lib/dynamic_debug.c b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
index 66c0bdf06ce7..9b2445507988 100644
--- a/lib/dynamic_debug.c
+++ b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
@@ -1017,7 +1017,6 @@ static int __init dynamic_debug_init(void)
 	char *cmdline;
 	int ret = 0;
 	int n = 0, entries = 0, modct = 0;
-	int verbose_bytes = 0;
 
 	if (&__start___dyndbg == &__stop___dyndbg) {
 		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)) {
@@ -1033,9 +1032,6 @@ static int __init dynamic_debug_init(void)
 	iter_start = iter;
 	for (; iter < __stop___dyndbg; iter++) {
 		entries++;
-		verbose_bytes += strlen(iter->modname) + strlen(iter->function)
-			+ strlen(iter->filename) + strlen(iter->format);
-
 		if (strcmp(modname, iter->modname)) {
 			modct++;
 			ret = ddebug_add_module(iter_start, n, modname);
@@ -1052,9 +1048,9 @@ static int __init dynamic_debug_init(void)
 		goto out_err;
 
 	ddebug_init_success = 1;
-	vpr_info("%d modules, %d entries and %d bytes in ddebug tables, %d bytes in (readonly) verbose section\n",
+	vpr_info("%d modules, %d entries and %d bytes in ddebug tables, %d bytes in __dyndbg section\n",
 		 modct, entries, (int)(modct * sizeof(struct ddebug_table)),
-		 verbose_bytes + (int)(__stop___dyndbg - __start___dyndbg));
+		 (int)(entries * sizeof(struct _ddebug)));
 
 	/* apply ddebug_query boot param, dont unload tables on err */
 	if (ddebug_setup_string[0] != '\0') {