diff --git a/Internal.h b/Internal.h
index 51064ce..ec86698 100644
--- a/Internal.h
+++ b/Internal.h
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ __attribute__((always_inline)) inline void safe_free(void *p, size_t s) {
   mallocBytesDelta -= s;
 #if SHOW_MEMORY
   mallocBytes -= s;
-  free(p);
-#else
+#endif
 #ifndef NDEBUG
   (char *&)p -= kMallocHeaderSize;
   size_t expected;
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ __attribute__((always_inline)) inline void safe_free(void *p, size_t s) {
   assert(s == expected);
 #endif
   free(p);
-#endif
 }
 
 // ==================== BEGIN ARENA IMPL ====================