diff --git a/FreeRTOS-Plus/Source/FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP/FreeRTOS_ARP.c b/FreeRTOS-Plus/Source/FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP/FreeRTOS_ARP.c
index 4dd0bfbe7e..72d4138085 100644
--- a/FreeRTOS-Plus/Source/FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP/FreeRTOS_ARP.c
+++ b/FreeRTOS-Plus/Source/FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP/FreeRTOS_ARP.c
@@ -604,7 +604,9 @@ NetworkBufferDescriptor_t *pxNetworkBuffer;
 			if( xNetworkInterfaceOutput( pxNetworkBuffer, pdTRUE ) != pdTRUE )
 			{
 				/* Not sent? Bad news. Maybe link is down? */
-				FreeRTOS_printf( ( "xNetworkInterfaceOutput failed. Link down?\n" ) );
+				#if( ipconfigHAS_PRINTF != 0 ) || ( ipconfigHAS_DEBUG_PRINTF != 0 )
+					FreeRTOS_printf( ( "xNetworkInterfaceOutput failed. Link down?\n" ) );
+				#endif
 			}
 		}
 		else