diff --git a/src/bundler.zig b/src/bundler.zig
index 0de0932d64..19102fd98c 100644
--- a/src/bundler.zig
+++ b/src/bundler.zig
@@ -3096,7 +3096,7 @@ pub const Bundler = struct {
             );
         }
 
-        if (FeatureFlags.tracing) {
+        if (FeatureFlags.tracing and bundler.options.log.level == .info) {
             Output.prettyErrorln(
                 "<r><d>\n---Tracing---\nResolve time:      {d}\nParsing time:      {d}\n---Tracing--\n\n<r>",
                 .{
diff --git a/src/global.zig b/src/global.zig
index 26c22caf6b..6ca2e0813e 100644
--- a/src/global.zig
+++ b/src/global.zig
@@ -298,9 +298,10 @@ pub const Output = struct {
         return print(fmt, args);
     }
 
-    pub const debug = if (Environment.isDebug) _debug else _noop;
-
-    fn _noop(comptime _: string, _: anytype) void {}
+    pub inline fn debug(comptime fmt: string, args: anytype) void {
+        if (comptime Environment.isRelease) return;
+        return prettyErrorln("\n<d>DEBUG:<r> " ++ fmt, args);
+    }
 
     pub fn _debug(comptime fmt: string, args: anytype) void {
         std.debug.assert(source_set);