diff --git a/modules/ui_shared/src/ui/components/two_pane_nav.cpp b/modules/ui_shared/src/ui/components/two_pane_nav.cpp
index 9b1a0357..dac665d4 100644
--- a/modules/ui_shared/src/ui/components/two_pane_nav.cpp
+++ b/modules/ui_shared/src/ui/components/two_pane_nav.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,15 @@ namespace two_pane_nav
 namespace
 {
 
+#ifndef TWO_PANE_NAV_TRACE
+#define TWO_PANE_NAV_TRACE 0
+#endif
+
+#if TWO_PANE_NAV_TRACE
 #define TWO_PANE_NAV_LOG(...) std::printf(__VA_ARGS__)
+#else
+#define TWO_PANE_NAV_LOG(...) ((void)0)
+#endif
 
 static const char* column_name(FocusColumn column)
 {