diff --git a/runtime.c b/runtime.c
index c1395085..1e031e44 100644
--- a/runtime.c
+++ b/runtime.c
@@ -2361,7 +2361,7 @@ int gc_minor(void *data, object low_limit, object high_limit, closure cont, obje
   int scani = 0, alloci = 0;
   int heap_grown = 0;
 
-#if GC_DEBUG_TRACE
+#if GC_DEBUG_VERBOSE
   fprintf(stderr, "started minor GC\n");
 #endif
 
@@ -2478,7 +2478,7 @@ int gc_minor(void *data, object low_limit, object high_limit, closure cont, obje
     }
     scani++;
   }
-#if GC_DEBUG_TRACE
+#if GC_DEBUG_VERBOSE
   fprintf(stderr, "done with minor GC\n");
 #endif
   return alloci;