diff --git a/README b/README
index 5fd6428..af7fbb6 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2549,12 +2549,6 @@ FIT uImage format:
 		Enable UBI fastmap debug
 		default: 0
 
-- UBIFS support
-		CONFIG_UBIFS_SILENCE_MSG
-
-		Make the verbose messages from UBIFS stop printing.  This leaves
-		warnings and errors enabled.
-
 - SPL framework
 		CONFIG_SPL
 		Enable building of SPL globally.
diff --git a/configs/am335x_igep003x_defconfig b/configs/am335x_igep003x_defconfig
index d2026da..e4292b5 100644
--- a/configs/am335x_igep003x_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am335x_igep003x_defconfig
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ CONFIG_MTDPARTS_DEFAULT="mtdparts=omap2-nand.0:512k(SPL),-(UBI)"
 CONFIG_CMD_UBI=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_UBIFS is not set
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_UBI=y
+CONFIG_UBIFS_SILENCE_MSG=y
 CONFIG_MMC_OMAP_HS=y
 CONFIG_NAND=y
 CONFIG_MTD_UBI_FASTMAP=y
diff --git a/configs/igep0032_defconfig b/configs/igep0032_defconfig
index 0a3dff7..cd64234 100644
--- a/configs/igep0032_defconfig
+++ b/configs/igep0032_defconfig
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ CONFIG_CMD_CACHE=y
 CONFIG_CMD_EXT4_WRITE=y
 CONFIG_CMD_UBI=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_UBIFS is not set
+CONFIG_UBIFS_SILENCE_MSG=y
 CONFIG_NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR=y
 CONFIG_MMC_OMAP_HS=y
 CONFIG_NAND=y
diff --git a/configs/igep00x0_defconfig b/configs/igep00x0_defconfig
index 8727669..9fb4b91 100644
--- a/configs/igep00x0_defconfig
+++ b/configs/igep00x0_defconfig
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ CONFIG_CMD_CACHE=y
 CONFIG_CMD_EXT4_WRITE=y
 CONFIG_CMD_UBI=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_UBIFS is not set
+CONFIG_UBIFS_SILENCE_MSG=y
 CONFIG_NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR=y
 CONFIG_MMC_OMAP_HS=y
 CONFIG_NAND=y
diff --git a/env/Kconfig b/env/Kconfig
index a3c6298..36d6e79 100644
--- a/env/Kconfig
+++ b/env/Kconfig
@@ -361,7 +361,6 @@ config ENV_IS_IN_UBI
 	  It is assumed that both volumes are in the same MTD partition.
 
 	  - CONFIG_UBI_SILENCE_MSG
-	  - CONFIG_UBIFS_SILENCE_MSG
 
 	  You will probably want to define these to avoid a really noisy system
 	  when storing the env in UBI.
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/Kconfig b/fs/ubifs/Kconfig
index e69de29..9da35b8 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/ubifs/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+config UBIFS_SILENCE_MSG
+	bool "UBIFS silence verbose messages"
+	default ENV_IS_IN_UBI
+	help
+	  Make the verbose messages from UBIFS stop printing. This leaves
+	  warnings and errors enabled.
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/super.c b/fs/ubifs/super.c
index effa8d9..2c478cb 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/super.c
@@ -1334,7 +1334,10 @@ static int check_free_space(struct ubifs_info *c)
 static int mount_ubifs(struct ubifs_info *c)
 {
 	int err;
-	long long x, y;
+	long long x;
+#ifndef CONFIG_UBIFS_SILENCE_MSG
+	long long y;
+#endif
 	size_t sz;
 
 	c->ro_mount = !!(c->vfs_sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY);
@@ -1613,7 +1616,9 @@ static int mount_ubifs(struct ubifs_info *c)
 		  c->vi.ubi_num, c->vi.vol_id, c->vi.name,
 		  c->ro_mount ? ", R/O mode" : "");
 	x = (long long)c->main_lebs * c->leb_size;
+#ifndef CONFIG_UBIFS_SILENCE_MSG
 	y = (long long)c->log_lebs * c->leb_size + c->max_bud_bytes;
+#endif
 	ubifs_msg(c, "LEB size: %d bytes (%d KiB), min./max. I/O unit sizes: %d bytes/%d bytes",
 		  c->leb_size, c->leb_size >> 10, c->min_io_size,
 		  c->max_write_size);
diff --git a/include/configs/am335x_igep003x.h b/include/configs/am335x_igep003x.h
index 50fd46a..e00c73d 100644
--- a/include/configs/am335x_igep003x.h
+++ b/include/configs/am335x_igep003x.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 /* Make the verbose messages from UBI stop printing */
 #define CONFIG_UBI_SILENCE_MSG
-#define CONFIG_UBIFS_SILENCE_MSG
 
 #define CONFIG_ENV_VARS_UBOOT_RUNTIME_CONFIG
 
diff --git a/include/configs/omap3_igep00x0.h b/include/configs/omap3_igep00x0.h
index 76d8e13..ab54a25 100644
--- a/include/configs/omap3_igep00x0.h
+++ b/include/configs/omap3_igep00x0.h
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_ENV_UBI_VOLUME		"config"
 #define CONFIG_ENV_UBI_VOLUME_REDUND	"config_r"
 #define CONFIG_UBI_SILENCE_MSG		1
-#define CONFIG_UBIFS_SILENCE_MSG	1
 #define CONFIG_ENV_SIZE			(32*1024)
 
 #endif /* __IGEP00X0_H */
diff --git a/scripts/config_whitelist.txt b/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
index d6fd150..fce1391 100644
--- a/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
+++ b/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
@@ -4627,7 +4627,6 @@ CONFIG_T_SH7706LSR
 CONFIG_UART_BR_PRELIM
 CONFIG_UART_OR_PRELIM
 CONFIG_UBIBLOCK
-CONFIG_UBIFS_SILENCE_MSG
 CONFIG_UBIFS_VOLUME
 CONFIG_UBI_PART
 CONFIG_UBI_SILENCE_MSG