diff --git a/netwerk/base/src/nsSocketTransport.cpp b/netwerk/base/src/nsSocketTransport.cpp
index 30d7697eefb..8e075522311 100644
--- a/netwerk/base/src/nsSocketTransport.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/base/src/nsSocketTransport.cpp
@@ -2329,7 +2329,9 @@ nsSocketTransport::fireStatus(PRUint32 aCode)
     mesg.AppendWithConversion(mPrintHost);
   else 
   {
+#ifdef DEBUG_gagan
       NS_ASSERTION(0, "no print host specified for this socket!");
+#endif
       mesg.AppendWithConversion(mHostName);
   }