diff --git a/src/login/pam_systemd.c b/src/login/pam_systemd.c
index e2b2281c6b..c7d9dcf4e2 100644
--- a/src/login/pam_systemd.c
+++ b/src/login/pam_systemd.c
@@ -466,7 +466,8 @@ _public_ PAM_EXTERN int pam_sm_open_session(
         }
 
         if (seat && !streq(seat, "seat0") && vtnr != 0) {
-                pam_syslog(handle, LOG_DEBUG, "Ignoring vtnr %"PRIu32" for %s which is not seat0", vtnr, seat);
+                if (debug)
+                        pam_syslog(handle, LOG_DEBUG, "Ignoring vtnr %"PRIu32" for %s which is not seat0", vtnr, seat);
                 vtnr = 0;
         }
 
@@ -567,7 +568,8 @@ _public_ PAM_EXTERN int pam_sm_open_session(
         r = sd_bus_call(bus, m, 0, &error, &reply);
         if (r < 0) {
                 if (sd_bus_error_has_name(&error, BUS_ERROR_SESSION_BUSY)) {
-                        pam_syslog(handle, LOG_DEBUG, "Cannot create session: %s", bus_error_message(&error, r));
+                        if (debug)
+                                pam_syslog(handle, LOG_DEBUG, "Cannot create session: %s", bus_error_message(&error, r));
                         return PAM_SUCCESS;
                 } else {
                         pam_syslog(handle, LOG_ERR, "Failed to create session: %s", bus_error_message(&error, r));