diff --git a/src/sync.cpp b/src/sync.cpp
index f2403a43f27..dbd9ebdaeeb 100644
--- a/src/sync.cpp
+++ b/src/sync.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@
 
 #include <boost/foreach.hpp>
 
+#ifdef DEBUG_LOCKCONTENTION
+void PrintLockContention(const char* pszName, const char* pszFile, int nLine)
+{
+    printf("LOCKCONTENTION: %s\n", pszName);
+    printf("Locker: %s:%d\n", pszFile, nLine);
+}
+#endif /* DEBUG_LOCKCONTENTION */
+
 #ifdef DEBUG_LOCKORDER
 //
 // Early deadlock detection.
diff --git a/src/sync.h b/src/sync.h
index dffe4f6ee8a..98640e6eab1 100644
--- a/src/sync.h
+++ b/src/sync.h
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ void static inline EnterCritical(const char* pszName, const char* pszFile, int n
 void static inline LeaveCritical() {}
 #endif
 
+#ifdef DEBUG_LOCKCONTENTION
+void PrintLockContention(const char* pszName, const char* pszFile, int nLine);
+#endif
+
 /** Wrapper around boost::interprocess::scoped_lock */
 template<typename Mutex>
 class CMutexLock
@@ -43,8 +47,7 @@ public:
 #ifdef DEBUG_LOCKCONTENTION
             if (!lock.try_lock())
             {
-                printf("LOCKCONTENTION: %s\n", pszName);
-                printf("Locker: %s:%d\n", pszFile, nLine);
+                PrintLockContention(pszName, pszFile, nLine);
 #endif
             lock.lock();
 #ifdef DEBUG_LOCKCONTENTION