diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_alloc.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_alloc.c
index 71596e57283a..5a1393f5e020 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_alloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_alloc.c
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ xfs_alloc_ag_vextent_near(
 	xfs_agblock_t	ltnew;		/* useful start bno of left side */
 	xfs_extlen_t	rlen;		/* length of returned extent */
 	int		forced = 0;
-#if defined(DEBUG) && defined(__KERNEL__)
+#ifdef DEBUG
 	/*
 	 * Randomly don't execute the first algorithm.
 	 */
@@ -938,8 +938,8 @@ restart:
 		xfs_extlen_t	blen=0;
 		xfs_agblock_t	bnew=0;
 
-#if defined(DEBUG) && defined(__KERNEL__)
-		if (!dofirst)
+#ifdef DEBUG
+		if (dofirst)
 			break;
 #endif
 		/*