diff --git a/libnczarr/zsync.c b/libnczarr/zsync.c
index 693654773b..4a46bc1db6 100644
--- a/libnczarr/zsync.c
+++ b/libnczarr/zsync.c
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ ncz_decode_var1(NC_FILE_INFO_T* file, NC_GRP_INFO_T* parent, const char* varname
     nclistfree(filters);
     ncbytesfree(fqn);
     NCZ_clear_zobj(&zobj);
-    return ZTRACE(THROW(stat));
+    return ZUNTRACE(THROW(stat));
 }
 
 /**