diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 542974700..3e9d846db 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ ifeq ($(config),trace)
 	CXXFLAGS+=-DTRACE=1
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(config),tracev)
+	CXXFLAGS+=-DTRACE=2
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(config),release)
 	CXXFLAGS+=-O3 -DNDEBUG
 endif
diff --git a/src/vertexcodec.cpp b/src/vertexcodec.cpp
index 0adf0d492..a1738b91b 100644
--- a/src/vertexcodec.cpp
+++ b/src/vertexcodec.cpp
@@ -1690,11 +1690,13 @@ size_t meshopt_encodeVertexBuffer(unsigned char* buffer, size_t buffer_size, con
 			    double(vsk.ctrl[2]) / double(total_ctrl) * 100, double(vsk.ctrl[3]) / double(total_ctrl) * 100);
 		}
 
+#if TRACE > 1
 		printf(" |\tbitc [%3.0f%% %3.0f%% %3.0f%% %3.0f%% %3.0f%% %3.0f%% %3.0f%% %3.0f%%]",
 		    double(vsk.bitc[0]) / double(vertex_count) * 100, double(vsk.bitc[1]) / double(vertex_count) * 100,
 		    double(vsk.bitc[2]) / double(vertex_count) * 100, double(vsk.bitc[3]) / double(vertex_count) * 100,
 		    double(vsk.bitc[4]) / double(vertex_count) * 100, double(vsk.bitc[5]) / double(vertex_count) * 100,
 		    double(vsk.bitc[6]) / double(vertex_count) * 100, double(vsk.bitc[7]) / double(vertex_count) * 100);
+#endif
 
 		printf("\n");
 	}