diff --git a/src/Kconfig b/src/Kconfig
index 9106c053c5..fe325e8e5c 100644
--- a/src/Kconfig
+++ b/src/Kconfig
@@ -1105,6 +1105,13 @@ config DEBUG_SPI_FLASH
 	help
 	  This option enables additional SPI flash related debug messages.
 
+config DEBUG_IPMI
+	bool "Output verbose IPMI debug messages"
+	default n
+	depends on IPMI_KCS
+	help
+	  This option enables additional IPMI related debug messages.
+
 if SOUTHBRIDGE_INTEL_BD82X6X && DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL_8
 # Only visible with the right southbridge and loglevel.
 config DEBUG_INTEL_ME
diff --git a/src/drivers/ipmi/ipmi_kcs.c b/src/drivers/ipmi/ipmi_kcs.c
index dcad8627ce..12cbe82f14 100644
--- a/src/drivers/ipmi/ipmi_kcs.c
+++ b/src/drivers/ipmi/ipmi_kcs.c
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
 static unsigned char ipmi_kcs_status(int port)
 {
 	unsigned char status = inb(IPMI_STAT(port));
-	printk(BIOS_SPEW, "%s: 0x%02x\n", __func__, status);
+	if (CONFIG(DEBUG_IPMI))
+		printk(BIOS_SPEW, "%s: 0x%02x\n", __func__, status);
 	return status;
 }
 
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ static int ipmi_kcs_send_data_byte(int port, const unsigned char byte)
 {
 	unsigned char status;
 
-	printk(BIOS_SPEW, "%s: 0x%02x\n", __func__, byte);
+	if (CONFIG(DEBUG_IPMI))
+		printk(BIOS_SPEW, "%s: 0x%02x\n", __func__, byte);
 
 	outb(byte, IPMI_DATA(port));
 
@@ -80,7 +82,8 @@ static int ipmi_kcs_send_last_data_byte(int port, const unsigned char byte)
 {
 	unsigned char status;
 
-	printk(BIOS_SPEW, "%s: 0x%02x\n", __func__, byte);
+	if (CONFIG(DEBUG_IPMI))
+		printk(BIOS_SPEW, "%s: 0x%02x\n", __func__, byte);
 
 	if (wait_ibf_timeout(port))
 		return 1;
@@ -101,7 +104,8 @@ static int ipmi_kcs_send_last_data_byte(int port, const unsigned char byte)
 
 static int ipmi_kcs_send_cmd_byte(int port, const unsigned char byte)
 {
-	printk(BIOS_SPEW, "%s: 0x%02x\n", __func__, byte);
+	if (CONFIG(DEBUG_IPMI))
+		printk(BIOS_SPEW, "%s: 0x%02x\n", __func__, byte);
 
 	if (wait_ibf_timeout(port))
 		return 1;