diff --git a/src/App.zig b/src/App.zig
index 2ead3b9ad..3e83e414d 100644
--- a/src/App.zig
+++ b/src/App.zig
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ pub fn needsConfirmQuit(self: *const App) bool {
 /// Drain the mailbox.
 fn drainMailbox(self: *App, rt_app: *apprt.App) !void {
     while (self.mailbox.pop()) |message| {
-        if (std.log.logEnabled(.debug, .app)) {
+        if (comptime std.log.logEnabled(.debug, .app)) {
             switch (message) {
                 // these tend to be way too verbose for normal debugging
                 .redraw_surface, .redraw_inspector => {},