diff --git a/src/SW_Output.c b/src/SW_Output.c
index f0cbdfcd7..35c04c2f8 100644
--- a/src/SW_Output.c
+++ b/src/SW_Output.c
@@ -3301,7 +3301,7 @@ void SW_OUT_write_today(
                 continue; // don't call any `get_XXX` function
             }
 
-#if defined(SW_OUTTEXT)
+#if defined(SOILWAT) && !defined(SWNETCDF)
 #ifdef SWDEBUG
             if (debug) {
                 sw_printf(