diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
index 8595c16f74deb8bdcf531725e3c65c0986d58745..b29034d9c96374ca4837e40364ce6729f9999330 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
@@ -1566,8 +1566,11 @@ int iwl_trans_pcie_send_hcmd(struct iwl_trans *trans, struct iwl_host_cmd *cmd)
 	if (test_bit(STATUS_FW_ERROR, &trans_pcie->status))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	if (test_bit(STATUS_RFKILL, &trans_pcie->status))
+	if (test_bit(STATUS_RFKILL, &trans_pcie->status)) {
+		IWL_DEBUG_RF_KILL(trans, "Dropping CMD 0x%x: RF KILL\n",
+				  cmd->id);
 		return -ERFKILL;
+	}
 
 	if (cmd->flags & CMD_ASYNC)
 		return iwl_pcie_send_hcmd_async(trans, cmd);