diff --git a/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h b/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h
index 145e406..d8b4c3e 100644
--- a/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h
+++ b/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h
@@ -40,10 +40,18 @@
 #define LCHAN_RELEASE_TIMEOUT 4, 0
 #define use_lchan(lchan) \
 	do {	lchan->use_count++; \
+		DEBUGP(DCC, "lchan (bts=%d,trx=%d,ts=%d,ch=%d) increases usage to: %d\n", \
+			lchan->ts->trx->bts->nr, lchan->ts->trx->nr, lchan->ts->nr, \
+			lchan->nr, lchan->use_count); \
 		bsc_schedule_timer(&lchan->release_timer, LCHAN_RELEASE_TIMEOUT); } while(0);
 
 #define put_lchan(lchan) \
-	do { lchan->use_count--; } while(0);
+	do { lchan->use_count--; \
+		DEBUGP(DCC, "lchan (bts=%d,trx=%d,ts=%d,ch=%d) decreases usage to: %d\n", \
+			lchan->ts->trx->bts->nr, lchan->ts->trx->nr, lchan->ts->nr, \
+			lchan->nr, lchan->use_count); \
+	} while(0);
+
 
 /* communications link with a BTS */
 struct gsm_bts_link {