diff --git a/src/render_ogl.c b/src/render_ogl.c
index 61d9d3f..be0793e 100644
--- a/src/render_ogl.c
+++ b/src/render_ogl.c
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ BOOL ogl_create()
             TRACE("| GL_SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION: %s\n", glGetString(GL_SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION));
             TRACE("+------------------------------------------------\n");
 
+#ifdef _DEBUG
             while (glGetError() != GL_NO_ERROR); /* Ignore errors from glGetString */
+#endif
 
             GL_CHECK(g_ogl.context = ogl_create_core_context(g_ogl.hdc));
         }