diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
index 1d3e5fc..c475977 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
 	size_t		base = xdr->page_base;
 	unsigned int	pglen = xdr->page_len;
 	unsigned int	flags = MSG_MORE;
-	char		buf[RPC_MAX_ADDRBUFLEN];
+	RPC_IFDEBUG(char buf[RPC_MAX_ADDRBUFLEN]);
 
 	slen = xdr->len;
 
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@
 	struct socket	*newsock;
 	struct svc_sock	*newsvsk;
 	int		err, slen;
-	char		buf[RPC_MAX_ADDRBUFLEN];
+	RPC_IFDEBUG(char buf[RPC_MAX_ADDRBUFLEN]);
 
 	dprintk("svc: tcp_accept %p sock %p\n", svsk, sock);
 	if (!sock)
@@ -1206,10 +1206,10 @@
 	struct socket	*sock;
 	int		error;
 	int		type;
-	char		buf[RPC_MAX_ADDRBUFLEN];
 	struct sockaddr_storage addr;
 	struct sockaddr *newsin = (struct sockaddr *)&addr;
 	int		newlen;
+	RPC_IFDEBUG(char buf[RPC_MAX_ADDRBUFLEN]);
 
 	dprintk("svc: svc_create_socket(%s, %d, %s)\n",
 			serv->sv_program->pg_name, protocol,