diff --git a/src/tools/qdoc/generator.cpp b/src/tools/qdoc/generator.cpp
index a349bf5405..9cfdb2246b 100644
--- a/src/tools/qdoc/generator.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/qdoc/generator.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ void Generator::setDebugSegfaultFlag(bool b)
  */
 void Generator::debugSegfault(const QString& message)
 {
-    qDebug() << "DEBUG:" << message;
+    if (debugging())
+        qDebug() << "DEBUG:" << message;
 }
 
 /*!