diff --git a/libraries/cms/module/helper.php b/libraries/cms/module/helper.php
index 30f270f8b38c3..a9b310f45816b 100644
--- a/libraries/cms/module/helper.php
+++ b/libraries/cms/module/helper.php
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public static function renderModule($module, $attribs = array())
 		// Check that $module is a valid module object
 		if (!is_object($module) || !isset($module->module) || !isset($module->params))
 		{
-			if (defined('JDEBUG') && JDEBUG)
+			if (defined('JDEBUG'))
 			{
 				JLog::addLogger(array('text_file' => 'jmodulehelper.log.php'), JLog::ALL, array('modulehelper'));
 				JLog::add('JModuleHelper::renderModule($module) expects a module object', JLog::DEBUG, 'modulehelper');