diff --git a/scp.c b/scp.c
index 3dbb14d8..d155cebc 100644
--- a/scp.c
+++ b/scp.c
@@ -8654,10 +8654,9 @@ if (sim_clock_queue != QUEUE_LIST_END)
     sim_interval = sim_clock_queue->time;
 else sim_interval = noqueue_time = NOQUEUE_WAIT;
 if (uptr->next) {
-    if (sim_deb) {
-        sim_debug (SIM_DBG_EVENT, sim_dflt_dev, "Cancel failed for %s\n", sim_uname(uptr));
+    sim_printf ("Cancel failed for %s\n", sim_uname(uptr));
+    if (sim_deb)
         fclose(sim_deb);
-        }
     abort ();
     }
 return SCPE_OK;