diff --git a/mininet/log.py b/mininet/log.py
index 17a1ac453b64349be8f5ad83d5a031dc2b8bf660..bb615924251e76c12bfd191f89c23785f39bf5f8 100644
--- a/mininet/log.py
+++ b/mininet/log.py
@@ -122,4 +122,4 @@ def setLogLevel( self, levelname=None ):
 
 
 lg = MininetLogger()
-info, warn, error = lg.info, lg.warn, lg.error
+info, warn, error, debug = lg.info, lg.warn, lg.error, lg.debug