diff --git a/bochs/debug/dbg_main.cc b/bochs/debug/dbg_main.cc
index abd61fb68..4154cbc35 100644
--- a/bochs/debug/dbg_main.cc
+++ b/bochs/debug/dbg_main.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// $Id: dbg_main.cc,v 1.63 2002-09-15 11:21:33 bdenney Exp $
+// $Id: dbg_main.cc,v 1.64 2002-09-15 12:07:08 bdenney Exp $
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 //  Copyright (C) 2001  MandrakeSoft S.A.
@@ -224,11 +224,7 @@ void dbg_printf (const char *fmt, ...)
   char *buf = new char[1024];
   vsprintf (buf, fmt, ap);
   va_end(ap);
-#if BX_WITH_WX
   SIM->debug_fputs (buf); // send to debugger, which will free buf when done.
-#else
-  fputs (stderr, buf);
-#endif
 }
 
   int
diff --git a/bochs/gui/siminterface.cc b/bochs/gui/siminterface.cc
index 0b6160efb..23d336067 100644
--- a/bochs/gui/siminterface.cc
+++ b/bochs/gui/siminterface.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// $Id: siminterface.cc,v 1.59 2002-09-15 11:21:33 bdenney Exp $
+// $Id: siminterface.cc,v 1.60 2002-09-15 12:07:09 bdenney Exp $
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // See siminterface.h for description of the siminterface concept.
@@ -551,12 +551,17 @@ char *bx_real_sim_c::debug_get_next_command ()
   return NULL;
 }
 
-void bx_real_sim_c::debug_fputs (const char *cmd)
+void bx_real_sim_c::debug_fputs (const char *text)
 {
+#if BX_WITH_WX
+  // send message to the GUI
   BxEvent *event = new BxEvent ();
   event->type = BX_ASYNC_EVT_DBG_MSG;
-  event->u.logmsg.msg = cmd;
+  event->u.logmsg.msg = text;
   sim_to_ci_event (event);
+#else
+  fputs (text, stderr);
+#endif
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/bochs/gui/siminterface.h b/bochs/gui/siminterface.h
index 902ef796d..45e464aed 100644
--- a/bochs/gui/siminterface.h
+++ b/bochs/gui/siminterface.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// $Id: siminterface.h,v 1.62 2002-09-15 11:21:33 bdenney Exp $
+// $Id: siminterface.h,v 1.63 2002-09-15 12:07:09 bdenney Exp $
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // Before I can describe what this file is for, I have to make the
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ public:
   virtual void debug_break () {}
   virtual void debug_interpret_cmd (char *cmd) {}
   virtual char *debug_get_next_command () {return NULL;}
-  virtual void debug_fputs (const char *cmd) {}
+  virtual void debug_fputs (const char *text) {}
 #endif
 };