diff --git a/htc/htc_recv.c b/htc/htc_recv.c
index 4475e649faa3..32fc785188ba 100644
--- a/htc/htc_recv.c
+++ b/htc/htc_recv.c
@@ -647,7 +647,8 @@ QDF_STATUS htc_wait_recv_ctrl_message(HTC_TARGET *target)
 	/* Wait for BMI request/response transaction to complete */
 	if (qdf_wait_single_event(&target->ctrl_response_valid,
 				  HTC_CONTROL_RX_TIMEOUT)) {
-		QDF_BUG(0);
+		AR_DEBUG_PRINTF(ATH_DEBUG_ERR,
+			("Failed to receive control message\n"));
 		return QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
 	}