diff --git a/dirmngr/ocsp.c b/dirmngr/ocsp.c
index 727fed9b6..1f8cdb16f 100644
--- a/dirmngr/ocsp.c
+++ b/dirmngr/ocsp.c
@@ -501,8 +501,11 @@ check_signature_core (ctrl_t ctrl, ksba_cert_t cert, gcry_sexp_t s_sig,
       goto leave;
     }
 
-  gcry_log_debugsxp ("sig ", s_sig);
-  gcry_log_debugsxp ("hash", s_hash);
+  if (DBG_CRYPTO)
+    {
+      gcry_log_debugsxp ("sig ", s_sig);
+      gcry_log_debugsxp ("hash", s_hash);
+    }
 
   err = gcry_pk_verify (s_sig, s_hash, s_pkey);
   if (err)