diff --git a/dlls/riched20/run.c b/dlls/riched20/run.c
index 7016932d7d7..3126cc9ba29 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/run.c
+++ b/dlls/riched20/run.c
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ void ME_CheckCharOffsets(ME_TextEditor *editor)
 {
   ME_DisplayItem *p = editor->pBuffer->pFirst;
   int ofs = 0, ofsp = 0;
+
+  TRACE_(richedit_check)("Checking begin\n");
   if(TRACE_ON(richedit_lists))
   {
     TRACE_(richedit_lists)("---\n");
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ void ME_CheckCharOffsets(ME_TextEditor *editor)
       case diTextEnd:
         TRACE_(richedit_check)("tend, real ofsp = %d, counted = %d\n", p->member.para.nCharOfs, ofsp+ofs);
         assert(ofsp+ofs == p->member.para.nCharOfs);
+        TRACE_(richedit_check)("Checking finished\n");
         return;
       case diParagraph:
         TRACE_(richedit_check)("para, real ofsp = %d, counted = %d\n", p->member.para.nCharOfs, ofsp+ofs);
@@ -137,6 +140,7 @@ void ME_CheckCharOffsets(ME_TextEditor *editor)
         assert(0);
     }
   } while(1);
+  TRACE_(richedit_check)("Checking finished\n");
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************
@@ -234,12 +238,8 @@ void ME_JoinRuns(ME_TextEditor *editor, ME_DisplayItem *p)
   ME_Remove(pNext);
   ME_DestroyDisplayItem(pNext);
   ME_UpdateRunFlags(editor, &p->member.run);
-  if(TRACE_ON(richedit))
-  {
-    TRACE("Before check after join\n");
+  if(TRACE_ON(richedit_check))
     ME_CheckCharOffsets(editor);
-    TRACE("After check after join\n");
-  }
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************
diff --git a/dlls/riched20/wrap.c b/dlls/riched20/wrap.c
index 6c9f2e3d5dd..e8575fdb180 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/wrap.c
+++ b/dlls/riched20/wrap.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "editor.h"
 
 WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(richedit);
+WINE_DECLARE_DEBUG_CHANNEL(richedit_check);
 
 /*
  * Unsolved problems:
@@ -123,12 +124,8 @@ static ME_DisplayItem *split_run_extents(ME_WrapContext *wc, ME_DisplayItem *ite
   ME_Cursor cursor = {wc->pPara, item, nVChar};
 
   assert(item->member.run.nCharOfs != -1);
-  if(TRACE_ON(richedit))
-  {
-    TRACE("Before check before split\n");
+  if(TRACE_ON(richedit_check))
     ME_CheckCharOffsets(editor);
-    TRACE("After check before split\n");
-  }
 
   run = &item->member.run;
 
@@ -147,15 +144,12 @@ static ME_DisplayItem *split_run_extents(ME_WrapContext *wc, ME_DisplayItem *ite
   run2->pt.x = run->pt.x+run->nWidth;
   run2->pt.y = run->pt.y;
 
-  if(TRACE_ON(richedit))
-  {
-    TRACE("Before check after split\n");
+  if(TRACE_ON(richedit_check))
     ME_CheckCharOffsets(editor);
-    TRACE("After check after split\n");
-    TRACE("After split: %s(%d, %d), %s(%d, %d)\n",
-      debugstr_run( run ), run->pt.x, run->pt.y,
-      debugstr_run( run2 ), run2->pt.x, run2->pt.y);
-  }
+
+  TRACE("After split: %s(%d, %d), %s(%d, %d)\n",
+        debugstr_run( run ), run->pt.x, run->pt.y,
+        debugstr_run( run2 ), run2->pt.x, run2->pt.y);
 
   return cursor.pRun;
 }