diff --git a/loopy/compiled.py b/loopy/compiled.py
index 51dfd86c204a042d5148439e4c3432427cf2aec1..24a851b654fc0f67f0f0193bc70def2bc84f9158 100644
--- a/loopy/compiled.py
+++ b/loopy/compiled.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def print_highlighted_code(text):
     try:
         from pygments import highlight
     except ImportError:
-        print compiled.code
+        print text
     else:
         from pygments.lexers import CLexer
         from pygments.formatters import TerminalFormatter