diff --git a/package/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.mk b/package/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.mk
index 3ab8e0546c..5a81a91581 100644
--- a/package/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.mk
+++ b/package/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ WPA_SUPPLICANT_CONFIG_ENABLE = \
 	CONFIG_IEEE80211AC	\
 	CONFIG_IEEE80211N	\
 	CONFIG_IEEE80211R	\
-	CONFIG_INTERNAL_LIBTOMMATH
+	CONFIG_INTERNAL_LIBTOMMATH \
+	CONFIG_DEBUG_FILE
 
 WPA_SUPPLICANT_CONFIG_DISABLE = \
 	CONFIG_SMARTCARD