diff --git a/Objects/object.c b/Objects/object.c
index b7662783a06..1003029f0ed 100644
--- a/Objects/object.c
+++ b/Objects/object.c
@@ -297,15 +297,17 @@ _Py_DecRef(PyObject *o)
 }
 
 #ifdef Py_NOGIL
+# ifdef Py_REF_DEBUG
 static inline int
 is_shared_refcnt_dead(Py_ssize_t shared)
 {
-#if SIZEOF_SIZE_T == 8
+#  if SIZEOF_SIZE_T == 8
     return shared == (Py_ssize_t)0xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD;
-#else
+#  else
     return shared == (Py_ssize_t)0xDDDDDDDD;
-#endif
+#  endif
 }
+# endif
 
 void
 _Py_DecRefSharedDebug(PyObject *o, const char *filename, int lineno)
@@ -412,7 +414,7 @@ _Py_ExplicitMergeRefcount(PyObject *op, Py_ssize_t extra)
     _Py_atomic_store_uintptr_relaxed(&op->ob_tid, 0);
     return refcnt;
 }
-#endif
+#endif  /* Py_NOGIL */
 
 
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