diff --git a/src/drivers/include/common.h b/src/drivers/include/common.h
index 294ecd3fa..22123e076 100644
--- a/src/drivers/include/common.h
+++ b/src/drivers/include/common.h
@@ -69,10 +69,17 @@ extern void
 NCI_Free_fn(void *ptr, const int lineno, const char *func,
             const char *filename);
 
+#if defined(PNETCDF_DEBUG) || defined(PNC_MALLOC_TRACE)
 #define NCI_Malloc(a)    NCI_Malloc_fn(a,__LINE__,__func__,__FILE__)
 #define NCI_Calloc(a,b)  NCI_Calloc_fn(a,b,__LINE__,__func__,__FILE__)
 #define NCI_Realloc(a,b) NCI_Realloc_fn(a,b,__LINE__,__func__,__FILE__)
 #define NCI_Free(a)      NCI_Free_fn(a,__LINE__,__func__,__FILE__)
+#else
+#define NCI_Malloc(a)    malloc(a)
+#define NCI_Calloc(a,b)  calloc(a,b)
+#define NCI_Realloc(a,b) realloc(a,b)
+#define NCI_Free(a)      free(a)
+#endif
 
 extern int
 ncmpii_inq_malloc_size(size_t *size);