diff --git a/libtransmission/peer-mgr.c b/libtransmission/peer-mgr.c
index d498fd943..8e38dd23d 100644
--- a/libtransmission/peer-mgr.c
+++ b/libtransmission/peer-mgr.c
@@ -2048,19 +2048,15 @@ tr_peerMgrAddIncoming( tr_peerMgr * manager,
         tr_dbg( "Banned IP address \"%s\" tried to connect to us", tr_ntop_non_ts( addr ) );
         if(socket >= 0)
             tr_netClose( session, socket );
-#ifdef WITH_UTP
         else
             UTP_Close( utp_socket );
-#endif
     }
     else if( getExistingHandshake( &manager->incomingHandshakes, addr ) )
     {
         if(socket >= 0)
             tr_netClose( session, socket );
-#ifdef WITH_UTP
         else
             UTP_Close( utp_socket );
-#endif
     }
     else /* we don't have a connection to them yet... */
     {
diff --git a/libtransmission/tr-utp.c b/libtransmission/tr-utp.c
index 1e8033c53..a327c7023 100644
--- a/libtransmission/tr-utp.c
+++ b/libtransmission/tr-utp.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 
 */
 
+#include <assert.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <event.h>
@@ -33,9 +34,26 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 #include "peer-io.h"
 #include "peer-mgr.h"
 #include "tr-utp.h"
+#include "utils.h"
+
+#define MY_NAME "UTP"
+
+#define dbgmsg( ... ) \
+    do { \
+        if( tr_deepLoggingIsActive( ) ) \
+            tr_deepLog( __FILE__, __LINE__, MY_NAME, __VA_ARGS__ ); \
+    } while( 0 )
 
 #ifndef WITH_UTP
 
+void
+UTP_Close(struct UTPSocket * socket )
+{
+    tr_nerr( MY_NAME, "UTP_Close(%p) was called.", socket );
+    dbgmsg( "UTP_Close(%p) was called.", socket );
+    assert( 0 ); /* FIXME: this is too much for the long term, but probably needed in the short term */
+}
+
 int tr_utpPacket(const unsigned char *buf UNUSED, size_t buflen UNUSED,
                  const struct sockaddr *from UNUSED, socklen_t fromlen UNUSED,
                  tr_session *ss UNUSED) { return -1; }