diff --git a/src/cc/rogue/pack.c b/src/cc/rogue/pack.c
index f8fc98175..7fae5452a 100644
--- a/src/cc/rogue/pack.c
+++ b/src/cc/rogue/pack.c
@@ -169,10 +169,12 @@ int32_t num_packitems(struct rogue_state *rs)
             total += list->o_count;
         }
     }
-    
-    char str[MAXSTR];
-    sprintf(str,"strength*3 %d vs total.%d vs %d inventory letters\n",pstats.s_str*3,total,n);
-    add_line(rs,"%s",str);
+    if ( 0 )
+    {
+        char str[MAXSTR];
+        sprintf(str,"strength*3 %d vs total.%d vs %d inventory letters\n",pstats.s_str*3,total,n);
+        add_line(rs,"%s",str);
+    }
     if ( total > pstats.s_str*3 )
         return(MAXPACK);
     return(n);