diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
index 4d4b22d52dfd..102f1234f794 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
@@ -359,11 +359,11 @@ void ath_beacon_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 		sc->beacon.bmisscnt++;
 
 		if (sc->beacon.bmisscnt < BSTUCK_THRESH) {
-			ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_BEACON,
+			ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_BSTUCK,
 				  "missed %u consecutive beacons\n",
 				  sc->beacon.bmisscnt);
 		} else if (sc->beacon.bmisscnt >= BSTUCK_THRESH) {
-			ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_BEACON,
+			ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_BSTUCK,
 				  "beacon is officially stuck\n");
 			sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_TSF_RESET;
 			ath_reset(sc, false);
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ void ath_beacon_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 	}
 
 	if (sc->beacon.bmisscnt != 0) {
-		ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_BEACON,
+		ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_BSTUCK,
 			  "resume beacon xmit after %u misses\n",
 			  sc->beacon.bmisscnt);
 		sc->beacon.bmisscnt = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/debug.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/debug.h
index 873bf526e11f..fd3a020682dc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/debug.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/debug.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
  * @ATH_DBG_PS: power save processing
  * @ATH_DBG_HWTIMER: hardware timer handling
  * @ATH_DBG_BTCOEX: bluetooth coexistance
+ * @ATH_DBG_BSTUCK: stuck beacons
  * @ATH_DBG_ANY: enable all debugging
  *
  * The debug level is used to control the amount and type of debugging output
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ enum ATH_DEBUG {
 	ATH_DBG_HWTIMER		= 0x00001000,
 	ATH_DBG_BTCOEX		= 0x00002000,
 	ATH_DBG_WMI		= 0x00004000,
+	ATH_DBG_BSTUCK		= 0x00008000,
 	ATH_DBG_ANY		= 0xffffffff
 };