diff --git a/src/nm-device-wifi.c b/src/nm-device-wifi.c
index 858f2e546c..a6c6282419 100644
--- a/src/nm-device-wifi.c
+++ b/src/nm-device-wifi.c
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ nm_device_wifi_get_ipw_rfkill_state (NMDeviceWifi *self)
 	NMDeviceWifiPrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_WIFI_GET_PRIVATE (self);
 	char *contents = NULL;
 	RfKillState state = RFKILL_UNBLOCKED;
+	const char *str_state = NULL;
 
 	if (   priv->ipw_rfkill_path
 	    && g_file_get_contents (priv->ipw_rfkill_path, &contents, NULL, NULL)) {
@@ -282,16 +283,23 @@ nm_device_wifi_get_ipw_rfkill_state (NMDeviceWifi *self)
 		switch (contents[0]) {
 		case '1':
 			state = RFKILL_SOFT_BLOCKED;
+			str_state = "soft-blocked";
 			break;
 		case '2':
 		case '3':
 			state = RFKILL_HARD_BLOCKED;
+			str_state = "hard-blocked";
 			break;
 		case '0':
+			str_state = "unblocked";
 		default:
 			break;
 		}
 		g_free (contents);
+
+		nm_log_dbg (LOGD_RFKILL, "(%s): ipw rfkill state '%s'",
+		            nm_device_get_iface (NM_DEVICE (self)),
+		            str_state ? str_state : "(unknown)");
 	}
 
 	return state;