diff --git a/lib_util/render_config_reader.c b/lib_util/render_config_reader.c
index c27bec2b6d43a02dd5cda68ece19738ca964316e..678f760a0b24f6672a5093ccf1ced10b77aeb817 100644
--- a/lib_util/render_config_reader.c
+++ b/lib_util/render_config_reader.c
@@ -2460,7 +2460,9 @@ ivas_error RenderConfigReader_read(
                 while ( sscanf( pParams + params_idx, "%64[^=]=%[^;];", item, pValue ) == 2 )
                 {
                     params_idx += (int32_t) ( strlen( item ) + strlen( pValue ) + 2 );
+#ifdef SPLIT_REND_WITH_HEAD_ROT_DEBUG
                     fprintf( stderr, "        PARAM: %s -> %s\n", item, pValue );
+#endif
                     if ( strcmp( item, "CODECDELAY" ) == 0 )
                     {
                         if ( !sscanf( pValue, "%hd", &hRenderConfig->split_rend_config.codec_delay_ms ) )