diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface_unix.c b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface_unix.c
index b6d524607..e1c4639a2 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface_unix.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface_unix.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static void wpas_ctrl_sock_debug(const char *title, int sock, const char *buf,
 #ifdef __linux__
 	socklen_t optlen;
 	int sndbuf, outq;
-	int level = MSG_DEBUG;
+	int level = MSG_MSGDUMP;
 
 	if (len >= 5 && os_strncmp(buf, "PONG\n", 5) == 0)
 		level = MSG_EXCESSIVE;
@@ -750,7 +750,8 @@ static void wpa_supplicant_ctrl_iface_send(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 		msg.msg_namelen = dst->addrlen;
 		wpas_ctrl_sock_debug("ctrl_sock-sendmsg", sock, buf, len);
 		if (sendmsg(sock, &msg, MSG_DONTWAIT) >= 0) {
-			wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "CTRL_IFACE monitor sent successfully to %s",
+			wpa_printf(MSG_MSGDUMP,
+				   "CTRL_IFACE monitor sent successfully to %s",
 				   addr_txt);
 			dst->errors = 0;
 			continue;