diff --git a/Ecoute/playau.c b/Ecoute/playau.c
index 24000ff..443c7fd 100644
--- a/Ecoute/playau.c
+++ b/Ecoute/playau.c
@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ while ( (lu=sf_read_short(sndf, samples, T_BUFFER)) > 0 )
 	wrefresh(popup);
 	}
 
+#if DEBUG_LEVEL
 fprintf(stderr, "maxsample = %d\n", maxsample);
+#endif
 
 /*
  *	some cleanup...