diff --git a/backends/platform/wii/main.cpp b/backends/platform/wii/main.cpp
index 6ad4d106ec9..b8bd57d2c1e 100644
--- a/backends/platform/wii/main.cpp
+++ b/backends/platform/wii/main.cpp
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ static sys_resetinfo resetinfo = {
 };
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_WII_MEMSTATS
+#define FORBIDDEN_SYMBOL_EXCEPTION_fprintf
+#define FORBIDDEN_SYMBOL_EXCEPTION_stderr
+
 void wii_memstats(void) {
 	static u32 min_free = UINT_MAX;
 	static u32 temp_free;