diff --git a/sys/config/X86_64_GENERIC b/sys/config/X86_64_GENERIC
index f92dfc0..2466400 100644
--- a/sys/config/X86_64_GENERIC
+++ b/sys/config/X86_64_GENERIC
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ device		nfe		# NVIDIA nForce MCP 10/100/Gigabit Ethernet
 device		xe		# Xircom Ethernet
 
 # Wireless NIC cards
+options		AH_DEBUG
 options 	IEEE80211_DEBUG		#enable debugging msgs
 options 	IEEE80211_SUPPORT_MESH	#enable 802.11s D3.0 support
 options 	IEEE80211_SUPPORT_TDMA	#enable TDMA support
diff --git a/sys/dev/netif/ath/ath/if_ath_sysctl.c b/sys/dev/netif/ath/ath/if_ath_sysctl.c
index 454a6de..198106c 100644
--- a/sys/dev/netif/ath/ath/if_ath_sysctl.c
+++ b/sys/dev/netif/ath/ath/if_ath_sysctl.c
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ ath_sysctl_hal_attach(struct ath_softc *sc)
 	    NULL, "Atheros HAL parameters");
 	child = SYSCTL_CHILDREN(tree);
 
-	sc->sc_ah->ah_config.ah_debug = 0;
+	sc->sc_ah->ah_config.ah_debug = 1;
 	SYSCTL_ADD_INT(ctx, child, OID_AUTO, "debug", CTLFLAG_RW,
 	    &sc->sc_ah->ah_config.ah_debug, 0, "Atheros HAL debugging printfs");