diff --git a/udevd.c b/udevd.c
index 1bbb0a98e7..b2cb62f386 100644
--- a/udevd.c
+++ b/udevd.c
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ void log_message (int level, const char *format, ...)
 }
 #endif
 
+#define msg_dump(msg) \
+	dbg("msg_dump: sequence %d, '%s', '%s', '%s'", \
+	msg->seqnum, msg->action, msg->devpath, msg->subsystem);
+
 static void msg_dump_queue(void)
 {
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -83,14 +87,6 @@ static void msg_dump_queue(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-#if 0
-static void msg_dump(struct hotplug_msg *msg)
-{
-	dbg("sequence %d, '%s', '%s', '%s'",
-	    msg->seqnum, msg->action, msg->devpath, msg->subsystem);
-}
-#endif
-
 static struct hotplug_msg *msg_create(void)
 {
 	struct hotplug_msg *new_msg;