diff --git a/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinementRefine.C b/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinementRefine.C
index 83ed367e89..a7084e9fc6 100644
--- a/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinementRefine.C
+++ b/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinementRefine.C
@@ -1204,6 +1204,7 @@ Foam::label Foam::meshRefinement::markSurfaceCurvatureRefinement
 
 
     // Bit of statistics
+    if (debug)
     {
         label nSet = 0;
         label nNormals = 9;