diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
index b8c81bbb8572..2b118569030f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
@@ -460,6 +460,11 @@ static int ath10k_vdev_start(struct ath10k_vif *arvif)
 		arg.ssid_len = arvif->vif->bss_conf.ssid_len;
 	}
 
+	ath10k_dbg(ATH10K_DBG_MAC,
+		   "mac vdev %d start center_freq %d phymode %s\n",
+		   arg.vdev_id, arg.channel.freq,
+		   ath10k_wmi_phymode_str(arg.channel.mode));
+
 	ret = ath10k_wmi_vdev_start(ar, &arg);
 	if (ret) {
 		ath10k_warn("WMI vdev start failed: ret %d\n", ret);
@@ -1104,8 +1109,8 @@ static void ath10k_peer_assoc_h_phymode(struct ath10k *ar,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	ath10k_dbg(ATH10K_DBG_MAC, "mac peer %pM phymode %d\n",
-		   sta->addr, phymode);
+	ath10k_dbg(ATH10K_DBG_MAC, "mac peer %pM phymode %s\n",
+		   sta->addr, ath10k_wmi_phymode_str(phymode));
 
 	arg->peer_phymode = phymode;
 	WARN_ON(phymode == MODE_UNKNOWN);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.h
index 40fcf05ecc57..ab46582d4eaa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.h
@@ -508,6 +508,48 @@ enum wmi_phy_mode {
 	MODE_MAX        = 14
 };
 
+static inline const char *ath10k_wmi_phymode_str(enum wmi_phy_mode mode)
+{
+	switch (mode) {
+	case MODE_11A:
+		return "11a";
+	case MODE_11G:
+		return "11g";
+	case MODE_11B:
+		return "11b";
+	case MODE_11GONLY:
+		return "11gonly";
+	case MODE_11NA_HT20:
+		return "11na-ht20";
+	case MODE_11NG_HT20:
+		return "11ng-ht20";
+	case MODE_11NA_HT40:
+		return "11na-ht40";
+	case MODE_11NG_HT40:
+		return "11ng-ht40";
+	case MODE_11AC_VHT20:
+		return "11ac-vht20";
+	case MODE_11AC_VHT40:
+		return "11ac-vht40";
+	case MODE_11AC_VHT80:
+		return "11ac-vht80";
+	case MODE_11AC_VHT20_2G:
+		return "11ac-vht20-2g";
+	case MODE_11AC_VHT40_2G:
+		return "11ac-vht40-2g";
+	case MODE_11AC_VHT80_2G:
+		return "11ac-vht80-2g";
+	case MODE_UNKNOWN:
+		/* skip */
+		break;
+
+		/* no default handler to allow compiler to check that the
+		 * enum is fully handled */
+	};
+
+	return "<unknown>";
+}
+
 #define WMI_CHAN_LIST_TAG	0x1
 #define WMI_SSID_LIST_TAG	0x2
 #define WMI_BSSID_LIST_TAG	0x3