diff --git a/tests/Makefile.inc b/tests/Makefile.inc
index fa5faab973..5027dd894b 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.inc
+++ b/tests/Makefile.inc
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ TEST_CFLAGS += -D__TEST__
 
 TEST_CFLAGS += -I$(cmockasrc)/include
 
+ifneq ($(filter-out 0,$(TEST_PRINT)),)
+TEST_CFLAGS += -DTEST_PRINT=1
+endif
+
 # Link against Cmocka
 TEST_LDFLAGS := -L$(cmockaobj)/src -lcmocka -Wl,-rpath=$(cmockaobj)/src
 TEST_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--gc-sections
diff --git a/tests/stubs/console.c b/tests/stubs/console.c
index bd40209716..14b3e71056 100644
--- a/tests/stubs/console.c
+++ b/tests/stubs/console.c
@@ -3,14 +3,28 @@
 #include <console/console.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <tests/test.h>
+
+#ifndef TEST_PRINT
+#define TEST_PRINT 0
+#endif
 
 int printk(int msg_level, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
+#if TEST_PRINT
+	va_list v;
+	va_start(v, fmt);
+	vprint_message(fmt, v);
+	va_end(v);
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int vprintk(int msg_level, const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {
+#if TEST_PRINT
+	vprint_message(fmt, args);
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }