diff --git a/qpkg/prereq.c b/qpkg/prereq.c
index 6dc98d4..b5962e6 100644
--- a/qpkg/prereq.c
+++ b/qpkg/prereq.c
@@ -171,6 +171,28 @@ static int conflicts(const struct pkg *pkg, const struct list *conf)
 }
 
 
+static void print_debug(const struct pkg *pkg, const struct stack *top,
+    int level)
+{
+	const struct stack *p;
+
+	fprintf(stderr, "%*s", level, "");
+	fprintf(stderr, "%.*s %p", ID2PF(pkg->id), pkg);
+	if (pkg->version)
+		fprintf(stderr, " %.*s", ID2PF(pkg->version));
+	fprintf(stderr, " (");
+	for (p = top; p; p = p->next)
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s%.*s",
+		    p == top ? "" : " ", ID2PF(p->pkg->id));
+	fprintf(stderr, ")");
+	if (pkg->mark)
+		fprintf(stderr, " +");
+	if (pkg->flags & QPKG_INSTALLED)
+		fprintf(stderr, " ***");
+	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+}
+
+
 static void resolve(struct list *next_dep, const struct ref *dep,
     struct stack *top, struct list *conf)
 {
@@ -196,24 +218,8 @@ static void resolve(struct list *next_dep, const struct ref *dep,
 	for (pkg = dep->pkg->jrb->val; pkg; pkg = pkg->more) {
 		if (best && n_install == n_best)
 			return;
-		if (debug) {
-			struct stack *p;
-
-			fprintf(stderr, "%*s", level, "");
-			fprintf(stderr, "%.*s %p", ID2PF(pkg->id), pkg);
-			if (pkg->version)
-				fprintf(stderr, " %.*s", ID2PF(pkg->version));
-			fprintf(stderr, " (");
-			for (p = top; p; p = p->next)
-				fprintf(stderr, "%s%.*s",
-				    p == top ? "" : " ", ID2PF(p->pkg->id));
-			fprintf(stderr, ")");
-			if (pkg->mark)
-				fprintf(stderr, " +");
-			if (pkg->flags & QPKG_INSTALLED)
-				fprintf(stderr, " ***");
-			fprintf(stderr, "\n");
-		}
+		if (debug)
+			print_debug(pkg, top, level);
 		if (!satisfies(pkg, dep))
 			continue;
 		if (pkg->flags & QPKG_ADDING) {