diff --git a/src/video/windx5/SDL_dx5video.c b/src/video/windx5/SDL_dx5video.c
index 324ce6e20..381bec3d2 100644
--- a/src/video/windx5/SDL_dx5video.c
+++ b/src/video/windx5/SDL_dx5video.c
@@ -1238,7 +1238,9 @@ SDL_Surface *DX5_SetVideoMode(_THIS, SDL_Surface *current,
 				break;
 			}
 		}
-		printf("refresh rate = %d Hz\n", maxRefreshRate);
+#ifdef DDRAW_DEBUG
+ fprintf(stderr, "refresh rate = %d Hz\n", maxRefreshRate);
+#endif
 
 		result = IDirectDraw2_SetDisplayMode(ddraw2, width, height, bpp, maxRefreshRate, 0);
 		if ( result != DD_OK ) {