diff --git a/xen/include/asm-x86/mem_sharing.h b/xen/include/asm-x86/mem_sharing.h
index 9f9f7e93e3..afd0c17292 100644
--- a/xen/include/asm-x86/mem_sharing.h
+++ b/xen/include/asm-x86/mem_sharing.h
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@
 #include <public/memory.h>
 
 /* Auditing of memory sharing code? */
+#ifndef NDEBUG
 #define MEM_SHARING_AUDIT 1
+#else
+#define MEM_SHARING_AUDIT 0
+#endif
 
 typedef uint64_t shr_handle_t;