diff --git a/sys/winnt/Makefile.msc b/sys/winnt/Makefile.msc
index c1165ca59..bdfe748e2 100644
--- a/sys/winnt/Makefile.msc
+++ b/sys/winnt/Makefile.msc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# NetHack 3.6	Makefile.msc	$NHDT-Date: 1447992736 2015/11/20 04:12:16 $  $NHDT-Branch: master $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.100 $ */
+# NetHack 3.6	Makefile.msc	$NHDT-Date: 1451610993 2016/01/01 01:16:33 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6.0 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.101 $ */
 #       Copyright (c) NetHack PC Development Team 1993-2015
 #
 #==============================================================================
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ ccommon= -c -nologo -D"_CONSOLE" -D"_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE" -D"_CRT_SECURE_NO
 	-DCRTAPI1=_cdecl -DCRTAPI2=_cdecl -D"NDEBUG" -D"YY_NO_UNISTD_H" -EHsc -fp:precise -Gd -GF -GS -Gy \
 	$(CL2013) -WX- -Zc:forScope -Zc:wchar_t -Zi
 cdebug= -analyze- -D"_DEBUG" -Gm -MTd -RTC1 -Od
-crelease= -analyze- -D"_MBCS" -errorReport:prompt -GL -Gm- -MT -O2 -Ot -Ox -Oy
+crelease= -analyze- -D"_MBCS" -errorReport:prompt -Gm- -MT -O2 -Ot -Ox -Oy
 
 lcommon= /NOLOGO /INCREMENTAL:NO
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ ldebug = /DEBUG
 cflags1=$(ccommon) $(cdebug)
 lflags1=$(lcommon) $(ldebug)
 !ELSE
-ldebug=
+ldebug= /DEBUG
 cflags1=$(ccommon) $(crelease)
 lflags1=$(lcommon) $(ldebug)
 !ENDIF
diff --git a/win/win32/mswproc.c b/win/win32/mswproc.c
index a259e9fcc..073cd1501 100644
--- a/win/win32/mswproc.c
+++ b/win/win32/mswproc.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* NetHack 3.6	mswproc.c	$NHDT-Date: 1450453307 2015/12/18 15:41:47 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6.0 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.97 $ */
+/* NetHack 3.6	mswproc.c	$NHDT-Date: 1451611595 2016/01/01 01:26:35 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6.0 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.98 $ */
 /* Copyright (C) 2001 by Alex Kompel 	 */
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
 
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@
 static FILE* _s_debugfp = NULL;
 extern void logDebug(const char *fmt, ...);
 # endif
-#else
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _DEBUG
 void
 logDebug(const char *fmt, ...)
 {