diff --git a/source/src/tools.cpp b/source/src/tools.cpp
index b27c4fc1..a41b14b2 100644
--- a/source/src/tools.cpp
+++ b/source/src/tools.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ const char *findfile(const char *filename, const char *mode)
 FILE *openfile(const char *filename, const char *mode)
 {
     const char *found = findfile(filename, mode);
+#ifndef STANDALONE
     if(mode && mode[0]=='w' || mode[0]=='a') conoutf("writing to file: %s", found);
+#endif
     if(!found) return NULL;
     return fopen(found, mode);
 }
@@ -148,7 +150,9 @@ FILE *openfile(const char *filename, const char *mode)
 gzFile opengzfile(const char *filename, const char *mode)
 {
     const char *found = findfile(filename, mode);
+#ifndef STANDALONE
     if(mode && mode[0]=='w' || mode[0]=='a') conoutf("writing to file: %s", found);
+#endif
     if(!found) return NULL;
     return gzopen(found, mode);
 }