diff --git a/source/build/src/glsurface.cpp b/source/build/src/glsurface.cpp
index 4bde7d503..87812f25d 100644
--- a/source/build/src/glsurface.cpp
+++ b/source/build/src/glsurface.cpp
@@ -38,12 +38,11 @@ static GLuint compileShader(GLenum shaderType, const char* const source)
 
     GLint compileStatus;
     glGetShaderiv(shaderID, GL_COMPILE_STATUS, &compileStatus);
-    OSD_Printf("Compile Status: %u\n", compileStatus);
-
     if (!compileStatus)
     {
         GLint logLength;
         glGetShaderiv(shaderID, GL_INFO_LOG_LENGTH, &logLength);
+        OSD_Printf("Compile Status: %u\n", compileStatus);
         if (logLength > 0)
         {
             char *infoLog = (char*) Bmalloc(logLength);
diff --git a/source/build/src/polymost.cpp b/source/build/src/polymost.cpp
index ca3476004..2988d0af9 100644
--- a/source/build/src/polymost.cpp
+++ b/source/build/src/polymost.cpp
@@ -440,12 +440,11 @@ static GLuint polymost2_compileShader(GLenum shaderType, const char* const sourc
 
     GLint compileStatus;
     glGetShaderiv(shaderID, GL_COMPILE_STATUS, &compileStatus);
-    OSD_Printf("Compile Status: %u\n", compileStatus);
-
     if (!compileStatus)
     {
         GLint logLength;
         glGetShaderiv(shaderID, GL_INFO_LOG_LENGTH, &logLength);
+        OSD_Printf("Compile Status: %u\n", compileStatus);
         if (logLength > 0)
         {
             char *infoLog = (char*) malloc(logLength);