diff --git a/tools/tools/ath/athrd/athrd.c b/tools/tools/ath/athrd/athrd.c
index d71d6763191..c4fc40c6371 100644
--- a/tools/tools/ath/athrd/athrd.c
+++ b/tools/tools/ath/athrd/athrd.c
@@ -1664,12 +1664,10 @@ ath_hal_printf(struct ath_hal *ah, const char* fmt, ...)
 }
 
 void
-HALDEBUG(struct ath_hal *ah, u_int mask, const char* fmt, ...)
+DO_HALDEBUG(struct ath_hal *ah, u_int mask, const char* fmt, ...)
 {
-	if (ath_hal_debug & mask) {
-		__va_list ap;
-		va_start(ap, fmt);
-		ath_hal_vprintf(ah, fmt, ap);
-		va_end(ap);
-	}
+	__va_list ap;
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	ath_hal_vprintf(ah, fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
 }