diff --git a/kernel/ping.c b/kernel/ping.c
index c9f3f18b..1807b5b9 100644
--- a/kernel/ping.c
+++ b/kernel/ping.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
  * PING_DEBUG: Enable debugging for PING.
  */
 #ifndef PING_DEBUG
-#define PING_DEBUG     1
+#define PING_DEBUG     LWIP_DBG_ON
 #endif
 
 /** ping target - should be a "struct ip_addr" */