diff --git a/src/debug.c b/src/debug.c
index 123edb73..6f3a07f8 100644
--- a/src/debug.c
+++ b/src/debug.c
@@ -359,7 +359,9 @@ void redisLogObjectDebugInfo(robj *o) {
 }
 
 void _redisAssert(char *estr, char *file, int line) {
+#ifdef HAVE_BACKTRACE
     bugReportStart();
+#endif
     redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"=== ASSERTION FAILED ===");
     redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"==> %s:%d '%s' is not true",file,line,estr);
 #ifdef HAVE_BACKTRACE
@@ -367,16 +369,18 @@ void _redisAssert(char *estr, char *file, int line) {
     server.assert_file = file;
     server.assert_line = line;
     redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"(forcing SIGSEGV to print the bug report.)");
-    *((char*)-1) = 'x';
 #endif
+    *((char*)-1) = 'x';
 }
 
 void _redisPanic(char *msg, char *file, int line) {
+#ifdef HAVE_BACKTRACE
     bugReportStart();
+#endif
     redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"!!! Software Failure. Press left mouse button to continue");
     redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Guru Meditation: %s #%s:%d",msg,file,line);
 #ifdef HAVE_BACKTRACE
     redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"(forcing SIGSEGV in order to print the stack trace)");
-    *((char*)-1) = 'x';
 #endif
+    *((char*)-1) = 'x';
 }