diff --git a/linker/linker_debug.h b/linker/linker_debug.h
index 10ae7b1..fa2a1a1 100644
--- a/linker/linker_debug.h
+++ b/linker/linker_debug.h
@@ -27,15 +27,17 @@
 #define TRUE                 1
 #define FALSE                0
 
+
+#define __PRINTVF(v,f,x...)   do {                                        \
+        (debug_verbosity > (v)) && (printf(x), ((f) && fflush(stdout))); \
+    } while (0)
 /* Only use printf() during debugging.  We have seen occasional memory
  * corruption when the linker uses printf().
  */
 #if LINKER_DEBUG
 extern int debug_verbosity;
 #warning "*** LINKER IS USING printf(); DO NOT CHECK THIS IN ***"
-#define _PRINTVF(v,f,x...)   do {                                        \
-        (debug_verbosity > (v)) && (printf(x), ((f) && fflush(stdout))); \
-    } while (0)
+#define _PRINTVF(v,f,x...)    __PRINTVF(v,f,x)
 #else /* !LINKER_DEBUG */
 #define _PRINTVF(v,f,x...)   do {} while(0)
 #endif /* LINKER_DEBUG */
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@
 #define WARN(fmt,args...)    \
         _PRINTVF(-1, TRUE, "%s:%d| WARNING: " fmt, __FILE__, __LINE__, ## args)
 #define ERROR(fmt,args...)   \
-        _PRINTVF(-1, TRUE, "%s:%d| ERROR: " fmt, __FILE__, __LINE__, ## args)
+        __PRINTVF(-1, TRUE, "%s:%d| ERROR: " fmt, __FILE__, __LINE__, ## args)
 
 #if TRACE_DEBUG
 #define DEBUG(x...)          _PRINTVF(2, TRUE, "DEBUG: " x)