diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/config-2.6.28 b/target/linux/ar71xx/config-2.6.28
index b00c4cee0b..d1fe27480e 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/config-2.6.28
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/config-2.6.28
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ CONFIG_32BIT=y
 # CONFIG_8139TOO is not set
 CONFIG_ADM6996_PHY=y
 CONFIG_AG71XX=y
+# CONFIG_AG71XX_DEBUG is not set
 # CONFIG_AR71XX_EARLY_SERIAL is not set
 CONFIG_AR71XX_MACH_AP83=y
 CONFIG_AR71XX_MACH_AW_NR580=y
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ag71xx/Kconfig b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ag71xx/Kconfig
index 8105744e82..18be11593c 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ag71xx/Kconfig
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ag71xx/Kconfig
@@ -5,3 +5,10 @@ config AG71XX
 	help
 	  If you wish to compile a kernel for AR71xx/91xx and enable
 	  ethernet support, then you should always answer Y to this.
+
+config AG71XX_DEBUG
+	bool "Atheros AR71xx built-in ethernet driver debugging"
+	depends on AG71XX
+	default n
+	help
+	  Atheros AR71xx built-in ethernet driver debugging messages.
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ag71xx/ag71xx.h b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ag71xx/ag71xx.h
index f1c8491242..3dbb453fc5 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ag71xx/ag71xx.h
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ag71xx/ag71xx.h
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@
 
 #define AG71XX_RX_RING_SIZE	128
 
-#undef AG71XX_DEBUG
-#ifdef AG71XX_DEBUG
+#ifdef CONFIG_AG71XX_DEBUG
 #define DBG(fmt, args...)	printk(KERN_DEBUG fmt, ## args)
 #else
 #define DBG(fmt, args...)	do {} while (0)