_sdata_dbg(1, sdata, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
 #define link_info(link, fmt, ...)                                      \
-       _sdata_info((link)->sdata, "[link %d] " fmt, (link)->link_id,   \
-                   ##__VA_ARGS__)
+       do {                                                            \
+               if ((link)->sdata->vif.valid_links)                     \
+                       _sdata_info((link)->sdata, "[link %d] " fmt,    \
+                                   (link)->link_id,                    \
+                                   ##__VA_ARGS__);                     \
+               else                                                    \
+                       _sdata_info((link)->sdata, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__); \
+       } while (0)
 #define link_err(link, fmt, ...)                                       \
-       _sdata_err((link)->sdata, "[link %d] " fmt, (link)->link_id,    \
-                  ##__VA_ARGS__)
+       do {                                                            \
+               if ((link)->sdata->vif.valid_links)                     \
+                       _sdata_err((link)->sdata, "[link %d] " fmt,     \
+                                  (link)->link_id,                     \
+                                  ##__VA_ARGS__);                      \
+               else                                                    \
+                       _sdata_err((link)->sdata, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__);  \
+       } while (0)
 #define link_dbg(link, fmt, ...)                                       \
-       _sdata_dbg(1, (link)->sdata, "[link %d] " fmt, (link)->link_id, \
-                  ##__VA_ARGS__)
+       do {                                                            \
+               if ((link)->sdata->vif.valid_links)                     \
+                       _sdata_dbg(1, (link)->sdata, "[link %d] " fmt,  \
+                                  (link)->link_id,                     \
+                                  ##__VA_ARGS__);                      \
+               else                                                    \
+                       _sdata_dbg(1, (link)->sdata, fmt,               \
+                                  ##__VA_ARGS__);                      \
+       } while (0)
 
 #define ht_dbg(sdata, fmt, ...)                                                \
        _sdata_dbg(MAC80211_HT_DEBUG,                                   \