diff --git a/lib/vauth/digest_sspi.c b/lib/vauth/digest_sspi.c
index 02e36ea5ed..4696f29add 100644
--- a/lib/vauth/digest_sspi.c
+++ b/lib/vauth/digest_sspi.c
@@ -211,8 +211,10 @@ CURLcode Curl_auth_create_digest_md5_message(struct Curl_easy *data,
     if(status == SEC_E_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY)
       return CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
 
+#if !defined(CURL_DISABLE_VERBOSE_STRINGS)
     infof(data, "schannel: InitializeSecurityContext failed: %s",
           Curl_sspi_strerror(status, buffer, sizeof(buffer)));
+#endif
 
     return CURLE_AUTH_ERROR;
   }
@@ -603,8 +605,10 @@ CURLcode Curl_auth_create_digest_http_message(struct Curl_easy *data,
       if(status == SEC_E_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY)
         return CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
 
+#if !defined(CURL_DISABLE_VERBOSE_STRINGS)
       infof(data, "schannel: InitializeSecurityContext failed: %s",
             Curl_sspi_strerror(status, buffer, sizeof(buffer)));
+#endif
 
       return CURLE_AUTH_ERROR;
     }
diff --git a/lib/vtls/schannel.c b/lib/vtls/schannel.c
index ae7f2956da..8e1d5be8d8 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/schannel.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/schannel.c
@@ -2332,10 +2332,10 @@ schannel_recv(struct Curl_cfilter *cf, struct Curl_easy *data,
     else {
 #ifndef CURL_DISABLE_VERBOSE_STRINGS
       char buffer[STRERROR_LEN];
-#endif
-      *err = CURLE_RECV_ERROR;
       infof(data, "schannel: failed to read data from server: %s",
             Curl_sspi_strerror(sspi_status, buffer, sizeof(buffer)));
+#endif
+      *err = CURLE_RECV_ERROR;
       goto cleanup;
     }
   }