diff --git a/drivers/nvme/nvme.asm b/drivers/nvme/nvme.asm
index 953833a..b98836c 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/nvme.asm
+++ b/drivers/nvme/nvme.asm
@@ -301,7 +301,9 @@ align 4
 		p_nvme_devices dd 0
 		pcidevs_len  dd 0
 		my_service   db "NVMe",0  ;max 16 chars include zero
+		if __DEBUG__
 		include_debug_strings
+		end if
 
 align 4
 data fixups