diff --git a/src/tuxpaint.c b/src/tuxpaint.c
index 37fc7f114..f0b4fdd2a 100644
--- a/src/tuxpaint.c
+++ b/src/tuxpaint.c
@@ -1544,8 +1544,10 @@ void mainloop(void)
 			  
 			  if (txt_stamps[cur_stamp] != NULL)
 			  {
+#ifdef DEBUG
 			    printf("txt_stamps[cur_stamp] = %s\n",
 			           txt_stamps[cur_stamp]);
+#endif
 
 			    if (txt_stamps[cur_stamp][0] == '=')
 			    {