diff --git a/reactos/base/services/eventlog/eventlog.c b/reactos/base/services/eventlog/eventlog.c
index 25daab6d1c2..14f6ecdc74b 100644
--- a/reactos/base/services/eventlog/eventlog.c
+++ b/reactos/base/services/eventlog/eventlog.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ BOOL LoadLogFile(HKEY hKey, WCHAR *LogName)
 	
 cleanup:
 	HeapFree(MyHeap, 0, Buf);
-	if(Expanded) HeapFree(MyHeap, 0, Expanded);
+	HeapFree(MyHeap, 0, Expanded);
 	return ret;
 }
 	
diff --git a/reactos/base/services/eventlog/eventlog.h b/reactos/base/services/eventlog/eventlog.h
index f8009c071a6..2ac63e550ff 100644
--- a/reactos/base/services/eventlog/eventlog.h
+++ b/reactos/base/services/eventlog/eventlog.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #ifndef __EVENTLOG_H__
 #define __EVENTLOG_H__
 
+#define NDEBUG
 #define WIN32_NO_STATUS
 
 #include <windows.h>