diff --git a/main/channel.c b/main/channel.c
index b10cf4a3c7..bfbe49f6ff 100644
--- a/main/channel.c
+++ b/main/channel.c
@@ -2520,7 +2520,9 @@ static struct ast_frame *__ast_read(struct ast_channel *chan, int dropaudio)
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Found frame with src '%s' on channel '%s' with datalen zero, but non-null data pointer!\n", f->src, chan->name);
 		ast_frame_dump(chan->name, f, "<<");
 #else
-		ast_debug(3, "Found frame with src '%s' on channel '%s' with datalen zero, but non-null data pointer!\n", f->src, chan->name);
+		if (option_debug > 2) {
+			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Found frame with src '%s' on channel '%s' with datalen zero, but non-null data pointer!\n", f->src, chan->name);
+		}
 #endif
 	}