diff --git a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/skbuff.h b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/skbuff.h
--- a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -46,7 +46,15 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/ktime.h>
 
+#include "opt_wlan.h"
+
+/* Currently this is only used for wlan so we can depend on that. */
+#if defined(IEEE80211_DEBUG) && !defined(SKB_DEBUG)
+#define	SKB_DEBUG
+#endif
+
 /* #define	SKB_DEBUG */
+
 #ifdef SKB_DEBUG
 #define	DSKB_TODO	0x01
 #define	DSKB_IMPROVE	0x02
diff --git a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_80211.h b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_80211.h
--- a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_80211.h
+++ b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_80211.h
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@
 #ifndef _LKPI_SRC_LINUX_80211_H
 #define _LKPI_SRC_LINUX_80211_H
 
+#include "opt_wlan.h"
+
+#if defined(IEEE80211_DEBUG) && !defined(LINUXKPI_DEBUG_80211)
+#define	LINUXKPI_DEBUG_80211
+#endif
+
 /* #define	LINUXKPI_DEBUG_80211 */
 
 #ifndef	D80211_TODO