diff --git a/main/utils.c b/main/utils.c
index cb5018e6e4..e900f7be25 100644
--- a/main/utils.c
+++ b/main/utils.c
@@ -1071,7 +1071,9 @@ static int ast_wait_for_output(int fd, int timeoutms)
 	while ((res = ast_poll(&pfd, 1, timeoutms - elapsed)) <= 0) {
 		if (res == 0) {
 			/* timed out. */
+#ifndef STANDALONE
 			ast_debug(1, "Timed out trying to write\n");
+#endif
 			return -1;
 		} else if (res == -1) {
 			/* poll() returned an error, check to see if it was fatal */