diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_netlink.c b/sys/compat/linux/linux_netlink.c
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_netlink.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_netlink.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 #define	DEBUG_MOD_NAME	nl_linux
 #define	DEBUG_MAX_LEVEL	LOG_DEBUG3
 #include <netlink/netlink_debug.h>
-_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_DEBUG);
+_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_INFO);
 
 static bool
 valid_rta_size(const struct rtattr *rta, int sz)
diff --git a/sys/netlink/netlink_domain.c b/sys/netlink/netlink_domain.c
--- a/sys/netlink/netlink_domain.c
+++ b/sys/netlink/netlink_domain.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 #define	DEBUG_MOD_NAME	nl_domain
 #define	DEBUG_MAX_LEVEL	LOG_DEBUG3
 #include <netlink/netlink_debug.h>
-_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_DEBUG);
+_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_INFO);
 
 _Static_assert((NLP_MAX_GROUPS % 64) == 0,
     "NLP_MAX_GROUPS has to be multiple of 64");
diff --git a/sys/netlink/netlink_generic.c b/sys/netlink/netlink_generic.c
--- a/sys/netlink/netlink_generic.c
+++ b/sys/netlink/netlink_generic.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 #define	DEBUG_MOD_NAME	nl_generic
 #define	DEBUG_MAX_LEVEL	LOG_DEBUG3
 #include <netlink/netlink_debug.h>
-_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_DEBUG);
+_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_INFO);
 
 static int dump_family(struct nlmsghdr *hdr, struct genlmsghdr *ghdr,
     const struct genl_family *gf, struct nl_writer *nw);
diff --git a/sys/netlink/netlink_generic_kpi.c b/sys/netlink/netlink_generic_kpi.c
--- a/sys/netlink/netlink_generic_kpi.c
+++ b/sys/netlink/netlink_generic_kpi.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #define	DEBUG_MOD_NAME	nl_generic_kpi
 #define	DEBUG_MAX_LEVEL	LOG_DEBUG3
 #include <netlink/netlink_debug.h>
-_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_DEBUG3);
+_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_INFO);
 
 
 /*
diff --git a/sys/netlink/netlink_io.c b/sys/netlink/netlink_io.c
--- a/sys/netlink/netlink_io.c
+++ b/sys/netlink/netlink_io.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #define	DEBUG_MOD_NAME	nl_io
 #define	DEBUG_MAX_LEVEL	LOG_DEBUG3
 #include <netlink/netlink_debug.h>
-_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_DEBUG);
+_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_INFO);
 
 /*
  * The logic below provide a p2p interface for receiving and
diff --git a/sys/netlink/netlink_message_parser.c b/sys/netlink/netlink_message_parser.c
--- a/sys/netlink/netlink_message_parser.c
+++ b/sys/netlink/netlink_message_parser.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 #define	DEBUG_MOD_NAME	nl_parser
 #define	DEBUG_MAX_LEVEL	LOG_DEBUG3
 #include <netlink/netlink_debug.h>
-_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_DEBUG);
+_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_INFO);
 
 bool
 nlmsg_report_err_msg(struct nl_pstate *npt, const char *fmt, ...)
diff --git a/sys/netlink/netlink_message_writer.c b/sys/netlink/netlink_message_writer.c
--- a/sys/netlink/netlink_message_writer.c
+++ b/sys/netlink/netlink_message_writer.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #define	DEBUG_MOD_NAME	nl_writer
 #define	DEBUG_MAX_LEVEL	LOG_DEBUG3
 #include <netlink/netlink_debug.h>
-_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_DEBUG);
+_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_INFO);
 
 /*
  * The goal of this file is to provide convenient message writing KPI on top of
diff --git a/sys/netlink/netlink_module.c b/sys/netlink/netlink_module.c
--- a/sys/netlink/netlink_module.c
+++ b/sys/netlink/netlink_module.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #define	DEBUG_MOD_NAME	nl_mod
 #define	DEBUG_MAX_LEVEL	LOG_DEBUG3
 #include <netlink/netlink_debug.h>
-_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_DEBUG);
+_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_INFO);
 
 
 #define NL_MAX_HANDLERS	20
diff --git a/sys/netlink/netlink_route.c b/sys/netlink/netlink_route.c
--- a/sys/netlink/netlink_route.c
+++ b/sys/netlink/netlink_route.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #define	DEBUG_MOD_NAME	nl_route_core
 #define	DEBUG_MAX_LEVEL	LOG_DEBUG3
 #include <netlink/netlink_debug.h>
-_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_DEBUG);
+_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_INFO);
 
 #define	HANDLER_MAX_NUM	(NL_RTM_MAX + 10)
 static const struct rtnl_cmd_handler *rtnl_handler[HANDLER_MAX_NUM] = {};
diff --git a/sys/netlink/route/iface.c b/sys/netlink/route/iface.c
--- a/sys/netlink/route/iface.c
+++ b/sys/netlink/route/iface.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 #define	DEBUG_MOD_NAME	nl_iface
 #define	DEBUG_MAX_LEVEL	LOG_DEBUG3
 #include <netlink/netlink_debug.h>
-_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_DEBUG);
+_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_INFO);
 
 struct netlink_walkargs {
 	struct nl_writer *nw;
diff --git a/sys/netlink/route/iface_drivers.c b/sys/netlink/route/iface_drivers.c
--- a/sys/netlink/route/iface_drivers.c
+++ b/sys/netlink/route/iface_drivers.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 #define	DEBUG_MOD_NAME	nl_iface_drivers
 #define	DEBUG_MAX_LEVEL	LOG_DEBUG3
 #include <netlink/netlink_debug.h>
-_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_DEBUG);
+_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_INFO);
 
 /*
  * Generic modification interface handler.
diff --git a/sys/netlink/route/neigh.c b/sys/netlink/route/neigh.c
--- a/sys/netlink/route/neigh.c
+++ b/sys/netlink/route/neigh.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #define	DEBUG_MOD_NAME	nl_neigh
 #define	DEBUG_MAX_LEVEL	LOG_DEBUG3
 #include <netlink/netlink_debug.h>
-_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_DEBUG);
+_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_INFO);
 
 static int lle_families[] = { AF_INET, AF_INET6 };
 
diff --git a/sys/netlink/route/nexthop.c b/sys/netlink/route/nexthop.c
--- a/sys/netlink/route/nexthop.c
+++ b/sys/netlink/route/nexthop.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 #define	DEBUG_MOD_NAME	nl_nhop
 #define	DEBUG_MAX_LEVEL	LOG_DEBUG3
 #include <netlink/netlink_debug.h>
-_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_DEBUG);
+_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_INFO);
 
 /*
  * This file contains the logic to maintain kernel nexthops and
diff --git a/sys/netlink/route/rt.c b/sys/netlink/route/rt.c
--- a/sys/netlink/route/rt.c
+++ b/sys/netlink/route/rt.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #define	DEBUG_MOD_NAME	nl_route
 #define	DEBUG_MAX_LEVEL	LOG_DEBUG3
 #include <netlink/netlink_debug.h>
-_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_DEBUG);
+_DECLARE_DEBUG(LOG_INFO);
 
 static unsigned char
 get_rtm_type(const struct nhop_object *nh)