diff --git a/lvm.c b/lvm.c
index c9729bcc..16e01d68 100644
--- a/lvm.c
+++ b/lvm.c
@@ -1156,8 +1156,10 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
     Instruction i;  /* instruction being executed */
     StkId ra;  /* instruction's A register */
     vmfetch();
-// low-level line tracing for debugging Lua
-// printf("line: %d\n", luaG_getfuncline(cl->p, pcRel(pc, cl->p)));
+    #if 0
+      /* low-level line tracing for debugging Lua */
+      printf("line: %d\n", luaG_getfuncline(cl->p, pcRel(pc, cl->p)));
+    #endif
     lua_assert(base == ci->func + 1);
     lua_assert(base <= L->top && L->top < L->stack_last);
     /* invalidate top for instructions not expecting it */