diff --git a/src/modules/PositionModule.cpp b/src/modules/PositionModule.cpp
index e9a21a22b..0378d01e7 100644
--- a/src/modules/PositionModule.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/PositionModule.cpp
@@ -467,7 +467,11 @@ int32_t PositionModule::runOnce()
             if (smartPosition.hasTraveledOverThreshold &&
                 Throttle::execute(
                     &lastGpsSend, minimumTimeThreshold, []() { positionModule->sendOurPosition(); },
-                    []() { LOG_DEBUG("Skip send smart broadcast due to time throttling"); })) {
+                    []() {
+#ifdef GPS_DEBUG
+                        LOG_DEBUG("Skip send smart broadcast due to time throttling");
+#endif
+                    })) {
 
                 LOG_DEBUG("Sent smart pos@%x:6 to mesh (distanceTraveled=%fm, minDistanceThreshold=%im, timeElapsed=%ims, "
                           "minTimeInterval=%ims)",
@@ -559,7 +563,11 @@ void PositionModule::handleNewPosition()
         if (smartPosition.hasTraveledOverThreshold &&
             Throttle::execute(
                 &lastGpsSend, minimumTimeThreshold, []() { positionModule->sendOurPosition(); },
-                []() { LOG_DEBUG("Skip send smart broadcast due to time throttling"); })) {
+                []() {
+#ifdef GPS_DEBUG
+                    LOG_DEBUG("Skip send smart broadcast due to time throttling");
+#endif
+                })) {
             LOG_DEBUG("Sent smart pos@%x:6 to mesh (distanceTraveled=%fm, minDistanceThreshold=%im, timeElapsed=%ims, "
                       "minTimeInterval=%ims)",
                       localPosition.timestamp, smartPosition.distanceTraveled, smartPosition.distanceThreshold, msSinceLastSend,