diff --git a/main/acl.c b/main/acl.c
index e2caa2eee9..a3d60cb0df 100644
--- a/main/acl.c
+++ b/main/acl.c
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ int ast_apply_ha(struct ast_ha *ha, struct sockaddr_in *sin)
 		/* DEBUG */
 		ast_copy_string(iabuf, ast_inet_ntoa(sin->sin_addr), sizeof(iabuf));
 		ast_copy_string(iabuf2, ast_inet_ntoa(ha->netaddr), sizeof(iabuf2));
-		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "##### Testing %s with %s\n", iabuf, iabuf2);
+		if (option_debug)
+			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "##### Testing %s with %s\n", iabuf, iabuf2);
 		/* For each rule, if this address and the netmask = the net address
 		   apply the current rule */
 		if ((sin->sin_addr.s_addr & ha->netmask.s_addr) == ha->netaddr.s_addr)