diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
index 4704ca4b87679344582456a0b17f2ecd6c378d38..6a3337e9c42c1b60372b62e113ea04cec08fe5fc 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
@@ -603,11 +603,17 @@ static inline void hci_conn_put(struct hci_conn *conn)
 /* ----- HCI Devices ----- */
 static inline void hci_dev_put(struct hci_dev *d)
 {
+	BT_DBG("%s orig refcnt %d", d->name,
+	       atomic_read(&d->dev.kobj.kref.refcount));
+
 	put_device(&d->dev);
 }
 
 static inline struct hci_dev *hci_dev_hold(struct hci_dev *d)
 {
+	BT_DBG("%s orig refcnt %d", d->name,
+	       atomic_read(&d->dev.kobj.kref.refcount));
+
 	get_device(&d->dev);
 	return d;
 }