diff --git a/libretro-common/audio/dsp_filters/eq.c b/libretro-common/audio/dsp_filters/eq.c
index a26567a63f..e5cddd5c3f 100644
--- a/libretro-common/audio/dsp_filters/eq.c
+++ b/libretro-common/audio/dsp_filters/eq.c
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ static void create_filter(struct eq_data *eq, unsigned size_log2,
       time_filter[i] *= window_mod * kaiser_window_function(phase, beta);
    }
 
+#ifdef DEBUG
    /* Debugging. */
    if (filter_path)
    {
@@ -244,6 +245,7 @@ static void create_filter(struct eq_data *eq, unsigned size_log2,
          fclose(file);
       }
    }
+#endif
 
    /* Padded FFT to create our FFT filter.
     * Make our even-length filter odd by discarding the first coefficient.