diff --git a/mptcp/files/etc/uci-defaults/mptcp-defaults b/mptcp/files/etc/uci-defaults/mptcp-defaults
index 4be193e61..fc06e65b2 100755
--- a/mptcp/files/etc/uci-defaults/mptcp-defaults
+++ b/mptcp/files/etc/uci-defaults/mptcp-defaults
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ if [ "$(uci -q get network.globals.mptcp_checksum)" = "disable" ]; then
 	set network.globals.mptcp_checksum=0
 	EOF
 fi
+if [ "$(uci -q get network.globals.mptcp_debug)" != "0" ]; then
+	uci -q batch <<-EOF
+	set network.globals.mptcp_debug=0
+	EOF
+fi
 
 if [ "$(uci -q show network.globals | grep mptcp_fullmesh)" = "" ]; then
 	uci -q batch <<-EOF