diff --git a/sys/contrib/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar9300/ar9300_radio.c b/sys/contrib/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar9300/ar9300_radio.c
index 32ccce40ac6d..1abdeb4d7397 100644
--- a/sys/contrib/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar9300/ar9300_radio.c
+++ b/sys/contrib/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar9300/ar9300_radio.c
@@ -86,11 +86,15 @@ ar9300_set_channel(struct ath_hal *ah, struct ieee80211_channel *chan)
     u_int8_t clk_25mhz = AH9300(ah)->clk_25mhz;
     CHAN_CENTERS centers;
     int load_synth_channel;
-#ifdef	AH_DEBUG
+#ifdef	AH_DEBUG_ALQ
     HAL_CHANNEL_INTERNAL *ichan = ath_hal_checkchannel(ah, chan);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef	AH_DEBUG
+    /*
+     * Put this behind AH_DEBUG_ALQ for now until the Hornet
+     * channel_sel code below is made to work.
+     */
+#ifdef	AH_DEBUG_ALQ
     OS_MARK(ah, AH_MARK_SETCHANNEL, ichan->channel);
 #endif