diff --git a/include/cglm/io.h b/include/cglm/io.h
index d6f3cc4..f625791 100644
--- a/include/cglm/io.h
+++ b/include/cglm/io.h
@@ -30,10 +30,13 @@
 
  */
 
+/* DEPRECATED: CGLM_NO_PRINTS_NOOP (use CGLM_DEFINE_PRINTS) */
+
 #ifndef cglm_io_h
 #define cglm_io_h
 #if defined(DEBUG) || defined(_DEBUG) \
-   || defined(CGLM_DEFINE_PRINTS) || defined(CGLM_LIB_SRC)
+   || defined(CGLM_DEFINE_PRINTS) || defined(CGLM_LIB_SRC) \
+   || defined(CGLM_NO_PRINTS_NOOP)
 
 #include "common.h"