diff --git a/core/tiny_region_id.h b/core/tiny_region_id.h
index 28c58fb9..cdcd21d2 100644
--- a/core/tiny_region_id.h
+++ b/core/tiny_region_id.h
@@ -234,8 +234,7 @@ static inline void* tiny_region_id_write_header(void* base, int class_idx) {
     PTR_TRACK_MALLOC(base, 0, class_idx);  // Track at BASE (where header is)
 
     // ========== ALLOCATION LOGGING (Debug builds only) ==========
-    // NOTE: This logging is ALWAYS active (not guarded by HAKMEM_BUILD_RELEASE)
-    // because we need to track allocations even in optimized debug builds
+#if !HAKMEM_BUILD_RELEASE
     {
         extern _Atomic uint64_t g_debug_op_count;
         extern __thread TinyTLSSLL g_tls_sll[];
@@ -247,6 +246,7 @@ static inline void* tiny_region_id_write_header(void* base, int class_idx) {
             fflush(stderr);
         }
     }
+#endif
     // ========== END ALLOCATION LOGGING ==========
 
     // Optional guard: log stride/base/user for targeted class