--- pvfs2/src/common/misc/state-machine-fns.c	2007-05-09 19:11:39.000000000 +0000
+++ pvfs2-fuse/src/common/misc/state-machine-fns.c	2007-06-13 20:14:30.000000000 +0000
@@ -229,7 +229,9 @@
             {
                 gossip_err("SM current state or trtbl is invalid "
                            "(smcb = %p)\n", smcb);
+#ifdef GOSSIP_ENABLE_BACKTRACE
                 gossip_backtrace();
+#endif
                 assert(0);
                 return -1;
             }