diff --git a/misc.c b/misc.c
index 52f6934cc..d3e204d6b 100644
--- a/misc.c
+++ b/misc.c
@@ -1754,7 +1754,8 @@ GC_API void GC_CALL GC_start_mark_threads(void)
 #       endif
       }
       res = WriteFile(GC_log, buf, (DWORD)len, &written, NULL);
-#     if defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(_DEBUG) && !defined(NO_CRT)
+#     if defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(_DEBUG) && !defined(NO_CRT) \
+         && !defined(NO_CRTDBGREPORT)
 #         ifdef MSWINCE
               /* There is no CrtDbgReport() in WinCE */
               {