diff --git a/src/misc.c b/src/misc.c
index eb38fb256..3d51c6fef 100644
--- a/src/misc.c
+++ b/src/misc.c
@@ -1016,7 +1016,8 @@ const char *HAMLIB_API rig_strscan(scan_t rscan)
 {
     int i;
 
-    rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s called\n", __func__);
+// too verbose
+//    rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s called\n", __func__);
 
     if (rscan == RIG_SCAN_NONE)
     {