diff --git a/gcc/config/mips/mips.c b/gcc/config/mips/mips.c
index d2fc7f47131..22a57d397a7 100644
--- a/gcc/config/mips/mips.c
+++ b/gcc/config/mips/mips.c
@@ -4719,7 +4719,7 @@ function_prologue (file, size)
 
   ASM_OUTPUT_SOURCE_FILENAME (file, DECL_SOURCE_FILE (current_function_decl));
 
-  if (debug_info_level != DINFO_LEVEL_TERSE)
+  if (debug_info_level != DINFO_LEVEL_TERSE && write_symbols == SDB_DEBUG)
     ASM_OUTPUT_SOURCE_LINE (file, DECL_SOURCE_LINE (current_function_decl));
 
   inside_function = 1;