diff --git a/ReleaseNotes b/ReleaseNotes
index 0211a033d22..5f495dd3e07 100644
--- a/ReleaseNotes
+++ b/ReleaseNotes
@@ -6601,7 +6601,7 @@ Bugfixes.  Only the most critical bugfixes are listed here (see the ChangeLog fo
 NuttX-7.4
 ---------
 
-The 103rd release of NuttX, Version 7.4, was made on August 15, 2014,
+The 104th release of NuttX, Version 7.4, was made on August 15, 2014,
 and is available for download from the SourceForge website.  Note
 that release consists of two tarballs:  nuttx-7.4.tar.gz and
 apps-7.4.tar.gz.  Both may be needed (see the top-level nuttx/README.txt
diff --git a/sched/wdog/wd_start.c b/sched/wdog/wd_start.c
index 6ba19da390d..9cf7edc3529 100644
--- a/sched/wdog/wd_start.c
+++ b/sched/wdog/wd_start.c
@@ -437,14 +437,16 @@ unsigned int wd_timer(int ticks)
 
       wdog = (FAR wdog_t*)g_wdactivelist.head;
 
-      /* Decrement the lag for this watchdog.
-       *
-       * There is logic to handle the case where ticks is greater than
+#ifndef CONFIG_SCHED_TICKLESS_ALARM
+      /* There is logic to handle the case where ticks is greater than
        * the watchdog lag, but if the scheduling is working properly
        * that should never happen.
        */
 
       DEBUGASSERT(ticks <= wdog->lag);
+#endif
+      /* Decrement the lag for this watchdog. */
+
       decr = MIN(wdog->lag, ticks);
 
       /* There are.  Decrement the lag counter */