diff --git a/Python/ceval.c b/Python/ceval.c
index 6bc35d0..6f6fef6 100644
--- a/Python/ceval.c
+++ b/Python/ceval.c
@@ -3438,6 +3438,7 @@
 			     nargs);
 }
 
+#ifdef WITH_C_PROF
 #define BEGIN_C_TRACE \
 if (tstate->use_tracing) { \
 	if (tstate->c_profilefunc != NULL) { \
@@ -3472,6 +3473,10 @@
 			} \
 		} \
 	}
+#else
+#define BEGIN_C_TRACE
+#define END_C_TRACE
+#endif
 
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -3503,23 +3508,15 @@
 			PyCFunction meth = PyCFunction_GET_FUNCTION(func);
 			PyObject *self = PyCFunction_GET_SELF(func);
 			if (flags & METH_NOARGS && na == 0) {
-#ifdef WITH_C_PROF
  				BEGIN_C_TRACE
-#endif
 				x = (*meth)(self, NULL);
-#ifdef WITH_C_PROF
 				END_C_TRACE
-#endif
 			}
 			else if (flags & METH_O && na == 1) {
 				PyObject *arg = EXT_POP(*pp_stack);
-#ifdef WITH_C_PROF
 				BEGIN_C_TRACE
-#endif
 				x = (*meth)(self, arg);
-#ifdef WITH_C_PROF
 				END_C_TRACE
-#endif
 				Py_DECREF(arg);
 			}
 			else {
@@ -3530,9 +3527,7 @@
 		else {
 			PyObject *callargs;
 			callargs = load_args(pp_stack, na);
-#ifdef WITH_C_PROF
 			BEGIN_C_TRACE
-#endif
 #ifdef WITH_TSC
 			rdtscll(*pintr0);
 #endif
@@ -3540,9 +3535,7 @@
 #ifdef WITH_TSC
 			rdtscll(*pintr1);
 #endif
-#ifdef WITH_C_PROF
 			END_C_TRACE
-#endif
 			Py_XDECREF(callargs);
 		}
 	} else {