diff --git a/packages/x11/xserver/xorg-server/scripts/xorg_start b/packages/x11/xserver/xorg-server/scripts/xorg_start
index 29ab52e9fa..844df1db53 100755
--- a/packages/x11/xserver/xorg-server/scripts/xorg_start
+++ b/packages/x11/xserver/xorg-server/scripts/xorg_start
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if [ "$RUNLEVEL" = openelec ]; then
 
   XORG_ARGS="-s 0 -noreset -allowMouseOpenFail"
 
-  if [ "$DEBUG" = yes ]; then
+  if [ "$DEBUG" = yes -o -f $HOME/.config/debug.xorg ]; then
     XORG_ARGS="$XORG_ARGS -logverbose 6 -verbose 6"
   else 
     XORG_ARGS="$XORG_ARGS -logverbose 0 -verbose 0"