diff --git a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/config b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/config
index 1e75683f070..c3962443c9d 100755
--- a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/config
+++ b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/config
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ rm $BSDINSTALL_TMPBOOT/loader.conf.*
 
 cp $BSDINSTALL_TMPBOOT/* $BSDINSTALL_CHROOT/boot
 
+[ "$debugFile" ] && cp "$debugFile" $BSDINSTALL_CHROOT/var/log/
+
 # Set up other things from installed config
 chroot $BSDINSTALL_CHROOT /usr/bin/newaliases