diff --git a/hif/src/ce/ce_tasklet.c b/hif/src/ce/ce_tasklet.c
index e8f17e4f5eb5..038fdadcee99 100644
--- a/hif/src/ce/ce_tasklet.c
+++ b/hif/src/ce/ce_tasklet.c
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ void hif_display_ce_stats(struct HIF_CE_state *hif_ce_state)
 	char str_buffer[STR_SIZE];
 	int size, ret;
 
-	qdf_print("CE interrupt statistics:");
+	qdf_debug("CE interrupt statistics:");
 	for (i = 0; i < CE_COUNT_MAX; i++) {
 		size = STR_SIZE;
 		pos = 0;
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ void hif_display_ce_stats(struct HIF_CE_state *hif_ce_state)
 			size -= ret;
 			pos += ret;
 		}
-		qdf_print("CE id[%2d] - %s", i, str_buffer);
+		qdf_debug("CE id[%2d] - %s", i, str_buffer);
 	}
 #undef STR_SIZE
 }
diff --git a/hif/src/hif_napi.c b/hif/src/hif_napi.c
index 8528b2d8933f..8ebfaa42dd9d 100644
--- a/hif/src/hif_napi.c
+++ b/hif/src/hif_napi.c
@@ -916,16 +916,16 @@ void hif_napi_stats(struct qca_napi_data *napid)
 	struct qca_napi_cpu *cpu;
 
 	if (napid == NULL) {
-		qdf_print("%s: napiid struct is null", __func__);
+		qdf_debug("%s: napiid struct is null", __func__);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	cpu = napid->napi_cpu;
-	qdf_print("NAPI CPU TABLE");
-	qdf_print("lilclhead=%d, bigclhead=%d",
+	qdf_debug("NAPI CPU TABLE");
+	qdf_debug("lilclhead=%d, bigclhead=%d",
 		  napid->lilcl_head, napid->bigcl_head);
 	for (i = 0; i < NR_CPUS; i++) {
-		qdf_print("CPU[%02d]: state:%d crid=%02d clid=%02d crmk:0x%0lx thmk:0x%0lx frq:%d napi = 0x%08x lnk:%d",
+		qdf_debug("CPU[%02d]: state:%d crid=%02d clid=%02d crmk:0x%0lx thmk:0x%0lx frq:%d napi = 0x%08x lnk:%d",
 			  i,
 			  cpu[i].state, cpu[i].core_id, cpu[i].cluster_id,
 			  cpu[i].core_mask.bits[0],
diff --git a/hif/src/hif_napi.h b/hif/src/hif_napi.h
index f1ebb5e39ff4..dfa27f42443f 100644
--- a/hif/src/hif_napi.h
+++ b/hif/src/hif_napi.h
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ int hif_napi_poll(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx,
 
 #ifdef FEATURE_NAPI_DEBUG
 #define NAPI_DEBUG(fmt, ...)			\
-	qdf_print("wlan: NAPI: %s:%d "fmt, __func__, __LINE__, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+	qdf_debug("wlan: NAPI: %s:%d "fmt, __func__, __LINE__, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #else
 #define NAPI_DEBUG(fmt, ...) /* NO-OP */
 #endif /* FEATURE NAPI_DEBUG */
diff --git a/hif/src/mp_dev.c b/hif/src/mp_dev.c
index 4c9c7f95802d..d6b15f72e8d8 100644
--- a/hif/src/mp_dev.c
+++ b/hif/src/mp_dev.c
@@ -180,9 +180,9 @@ void priv_dump_chaninfo(struct hif_softc *scn)
 					hif_read32_mb(scn->mem +
 						     BB_chn_tables_intf_data) &
 					0x0000ffff;
-				qdf_print("0x%x\t", val);
+				qdf_debug("0x%x\t", val);
 				if (i % 4 == 0)
-					qdf_print("\n");
+					qdf_debug("\n");
 			}
 		} else {
 			len = (bw == 2) ? 59 : 60;
@@ -190,10 +190,10 @@ void priv_dump_chaninfo(struct hif_softc *scn)
 				tmp =
 					hif_read32_mb(scn->mem +
 						     BB_chn_tables_intf_data);
-				qdf_print("0x%x\t", ((tmp >> 16) & 0x0000ffff));
-				qdf_print("0x%x\t", (tmp & 0x0000ffff));
+				qdf_debug("0x%x\t", ((tmp >> 16) & 0x0000ffff));
+				qdf_debug("0x%x\t", (tmp & 0x0000ffff));
 				if (i % 2 == 0)
-					qdf_print("\n");
+					qdf_debug("\n");
 			}
 			if (bw > 2) {
 				/* bw == 3 for vht80 */
@@ -205,11 +205,11 @@ void priv_dump_chaninfo(struct hif_softc *scn)
 					tmp =
 						hif_read32_mb(scn->mem +
 						     BB_chn_tables_intf_data);
-					qdf_print("0x%x\t",
+					qdf_debug("0x%x\t",
 					       ((tmp >> 16) & 0x0000ffff));
-					qdf_print("0x%x\t", (tmp & 0x0000ffff));
+					qdf_debug("0x%x\t", (tmp & 0x0000ffff));
 					if (i % 2 == 0)
-						qdf_print("\n");
+						qdf_debug("\n");
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -222,9 +222,9 @@ void priv_dump_chaninfo(struct hif_softc *scn)
 					hif_read32_mb(scn->mem +
 						BB_chn1_tables_intf_data) &
 					0x0000ffff;
-				qdf_print("0x%x\t", val);
+				qdf_debug("0x%x\t", val);
 				if (i % 4 == 0)
-					qdf_print("\n");
+					qdf_debug("\n");
 			}
 		} else {
 			len = (bw == 2) ? 59 : 60;
@@ -232,10 +232,10 @@ void priv_dump_chaninfo(struct hif_softc *scn)
 				tmp =
 					hif_read32_mb(scn->mem +
 						     BB_chn1_tables_intf_data);
-				qdf_print("0x%x\n", (tmp >> 16) & 0x0000ffff);
-				qdf_print("0x%x\n", tmp & 0x0000ffff);
+				qdf_debug("0x%x\n", (tmp >> 16) & 0x0000ffff);
+				qdf_debug("0x%x\n", tmp & 0x0000ffff);
 				if (i % 2 == 0)
-					qdf_print("\n");
+					qdf_debug("\n");
 			}
 			if (bw > 2) {
 				/* bw == 3 for vht80 */
@@ -247,11 +247,11 @@ void priv_dump_chaninfo(struct hif_softc *scn)
 					tmp =
 						hif_read32_mb(scn->mem +
 						     BB_chn1_tables_intf_data);
-					qdf_print("0x%x\t",
+					qdf_debug("0x%x\t",
 					       ((tmp >> 16) & 0x0000ffff));
-					qdf_print("0x%x\t", (tmp & 0x0000ffff));
+					qdf_debug("0x%x\t", (tmp & 0x0000ffff));
 					if (i % 2 == 0)
-						qdf_print("\n");
+						qdf_debug("\n");
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -287,9 +287,9 @@ void priv_dump_agc(struct hif_softc *scn)
 				BB_chaninfo_tab_b0 + i * 4);
 			val = hif_read32_mb(scn->mem +
 				PHY_BB_CHN_TABLES_INTF_DATA);
-			qdf_print("0x%x\t", val);
+			qdf_debug("0x%x\t", val);
 			if (i % 4 == 0)
-				qdf_print("\n");
+				qdf_debug("\n");
 		}
 	}
 	if (chain1) {
@@ -299,9 +299,9 @@ void priv_dump_agc(struct hif_softc *scn)
 				BB_chaninfo_tab_b0 + i * 4);
 			val = hif_read32_mb(scn->mem +
 				PHY_BB_CHN1_TABLES_INTF_DATA);
-			qdf_print("0x%x\t", val);
+			qdf_debug("0x%x\t", val);
 			if (i % 4 == 0)
-				qdf_print("\n");
+				qdf_debug("\n");
 		}
 	}
 	HIF_TRACE("%s: AGC history buffer dump X", __func__);
@@ -319,12 +319,12 @@ void priv_dump_bbwatchdog(struct hif_softc *scn)
 
 	HIF_TRACE("%s: BB watchdog dump E", __func__);
 	val = hif_read32_mb(scn->mem + BB_watchdog_status);
-	qdf_print("0x%x\t", val);
+	qdf_debug("0x%x\t", val);
 	val = hif_read32_mb(scn->mem + BB_watchdog_ctrl_1);
-	qdf_print("0x%x\t", val);
+	qdf_debug("0x%x\t", val);
 	val = hif_read32_mb(scn->mem + BB_watchdog_ctrl_2);
-	qdf_print("0x%x\t", val);
+	qdf_debug("0x%x\t", val);
 	val = hif_read32_mb(scn->mem + BB_watchdog_status_B);
-	qdf_print("0x%x", val);
+	qdf_debug("0x%x", val);
 	HIF_TRACE("%s: BB watchdog dump X", __func__);
 }
diff --git a/qdf/inc/qdf_types.h b/qdf/inc/qdf_types.h
index 738a28fe7cc9..0ac43d94171f 100644
--- a/qdf/inc/qdf_types.h
+++ b/qdf/inc/qdf_types.h
@@ -540,7 +540,11 @@ void __printf(3, 4) qdf_trace_msg(QDF_MODULE_ID module, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL level,
 #define qdf_print(args...) \
 	QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_QDF, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR, ## args)
 
+#define qdf_debug(args...) \
+	QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_QDF, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_DEBUG, ## args)
+
 #else
+#define qdf_debug printk
 #define qdf_print printk
 #endif /* CONFIG_MCL */