diff --git a/src/stats.c b/src/stats.c
index 1360f3bd..6b71158b 100644
--- a/src/stats.c
+++ b/src/stats.c
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ stats_arena_print(void (*write_cb)(void *, const char *), void *cbopaque,
 
 static void
 stats_general_print(void (*write_cb)(void *, const char *), void *cbopaque,
-    bool json, bool merged, bool unmerged)
+    bool json, bool more)
 {
 	const char *cpv;
 	bool bv;
@@ -907,11 +907,11 @@ stats_general_print(void (*write_cb)(void *, const char *), void *cbopaque,
 		    "\t\t\t]\n");
 
 		malloc_cprintf(write_cb, cbopaque,
-		    "\t\t},\n");
+		    "\t\t}%s\n", (config_prof || more) ? "," : "");
 	}
 
 	/* prof. */
-	if (json) {
+	if (config_prof && json) {
 		malloc_cprintf(write_cb, cbopaque,
 		    "\t\t\"prof\": {\n");
 
@@ -937,8 +937,7 @@ stats_general_print(void (*write_cb)(void *, const char *), void *cbopaque,
 		    "\t\t\t\"lg_sample\": %zd\n", ssv);
 
 		malloc_cprintf(write_cb, cbopaque,
-		    "\t\t}%s\n", (config_stats || merged || unmerged) ? "," :
-		    "");
+		    "\t\t}%s\n", more ? "," : "");
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1069,8 +1068,8 @@ stats_print(void (*write_cb)(void *, const char *), void *cbopaque,
 	size_t u64sz;
 	bool json = false;
 	bool general = true;
-	bool merged = true;
-	bool unmerged = true;
+	bool merged = config_stats;
+	bool unmerged = config_stats;
 	bool bins = true;
 	bool large = true;
 	bool huge = true;
@@ -1137,8 +1136,10 @@ stats_print(void (*write_cb)(void *, const char *), void *cbopaque,
 		    "___ Begin jemalloc statistics ___\n");
 	}
 
-	if (general)
-		stats_general_print(write_cb, cbopaque, json, merged, unmerged);
+	if (general) {
+		bool more = (merged || unmerged);
+		stats_general_print(write_cb, cbopaque, json, more);
+	}
 	if (config_stats) {
 		stats_print_helper(write_cb, cbopaque, json, merged, unmerged,
 		    bins, large, huge);