diff --git a/fs/btrfs/messages.h b/fs/btrfs/messages.h
index ac2d1982ba3d..99143bbf78a5 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/messages.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/messages.h
@@ -7,11 +7,18 @@
 
 struct btrfs_fs_info;
 
+/*
+ * We want to be able to override this in btrfs-progs.
+ */
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+
 static inline __printf(2, 3) __cold
 void btrfs_no_printk(const struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 }
 
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK
 
 #define btrfs_printk(fs_info, fmt, args...)				\