diff --git a/frontend/parrot/main.c b/frontend/parrot/main.c
index 78479018dc..ea5faed107 100644
--- a/frontend/parrot/main.c
+++ b/frontend/parrot/main.c
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ parseflags(Parrot_PMC interp, int argc, ARGIN(const char *argv[]),
             args->have_pbc_file = 1;
             break;
           case OPT_GC_DEBUG:
-#if DISABLE_GC_DEBUG
+#if 0 && DISABLE_GC_DEBUG
             Parrot_warn(interp, 0xFFFF,
                 "PARROT_GC_DEBUG is set but the binary was compiled "
                 "with DISABLE_GC_DEBUG.");
diff --git a/frontend/parrot2/main.c b/frontend/parrot2/main.c
index efe856bbc8..4dfe2de8e5 100644
--- a/frontend/parrot2/main.c
+++ b/frontend/parrot2/main.c
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ parseflags(Parrot_PMC interp, int argc, ARGIN(const char *argv[]),
             pargs[nargs++] = "-c";
             break;
           case OPT_GC_DEBUG:
-#if DISABLE_GC_DEBUG
+#if 0 && DISABLE_GC_DEBUG
             Parrot_warn(interp, 0xFFFF,
                 "PARROT_GC_DEBUG is set but the binary was compiled "
                 "with DISABLE_GC_DEBUG.");