diff --git a/libraries/libmdb/mdb.c b/libraries/libmdb/mdb.c
index 091e8ec..fddcc9e 100644
--- a/libraries/libmdb/mdb.c
+++ b/libraries/libmdb/mdb.c
@@ -3683,15 +3683,16 @@ static void
 mdb_cursor_pop(MDB_cursor *mc)
 {
 	if (mc->mc_snum) {
-#if MDB_DEBUG
-		MDB_page	*top = mc->mc_pg[mc->mc_top];
-#endif
 		mc->mc_snum--;
 		if (mc->mc_snum)
 			mc->mc_top--;
-
+#if MDB_DEBUG
+		{
+		MDB_page	*top = mc->mc_pg[mc->mc_top];
 		DPRINTF("popped page %zu off db %u cursor %p", top->mp_pgno,
 			mc->mc_dbi, (void *) mc);
+		}
+#endif
 	}
 }