diff --git a/sys/net/sixlowpan/rpl/etx_beaconing.c b/sys/net/sixlowpan/rpl/etx_beaconing.c
index 6bbf029120..9773156546 100644
--- a/sys/net/sixlowpan/rpl/etx_beaconing.c
+++ b/sys/net/sixlowpan/rpl/etx_beaconing.c
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ static uint8_t etx_count_packet_tx(etx_neighbor_t * candidate) {
      *  Counts the number of packets that were received for this candidate
      *  in the last ETX_WINDOW intervals.
      */
-    puts("counting packets");
+    DEBUG("counting packets");
     uint8_t pkt_count = 0;
     DEBUG("[");
     for (uint8_t i = 0; i < ETX_WINDOW; i++) {
diff --git a/sys/net/sixlowpan/rpl/etx_beaconing.h b/sys/net/sixlowpan/rpl/etx_beaconing.h
index da94fa101f..4baccb6aa5 100644
--- a/sys/net/sixlowpan/rpl/etx_beaconing.h
+++ b/sys/net/sixlowpan/rpl/etx_beaconing.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include "sys/net/sixlowpan/sixlowip.h"
 
 //For debugging purposes
-#define ENABLE_DEBUG
+//#define ENABLE_DEBUG
 #include <debug.h>
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_DEBUG