diff --git a/common/host_command.c b/common/host_command.c
index 91bd2ded6e..2a4c48a803 100644
--- a/common/host_command.c
+++ b/common/host_command.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static enum {
 
 	/* Number of host command debug modes */
 	HCDEBUG_MODES
-} hcdebug = HCDEBUG_NORMAL;
+} hcdebug = CONFIG_HOSTCMD_DEBUG_MODE;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_HCDEBUG
 static const char * const hcdebug_mode_names[HCDEBUG_MODES] = {
diff --git a/include/config.h b/include/config.h
index 7595c796a1..bf4cf994b1 100644
--- a/include/config.h
+++ b/include/config.h
@@ -1052,6 +1052,9 @@
  */
 #undef CONFIG_HOST_COMMAND_STATUS
 
+/* Default hcdebug mode, e.g. HCDEBUG_OFF or HCDEBUG_NORMAL */
+#define CONFIG_HOSTCMD_DEBUG_MODE HCDEBUG_NORMAL
+
 /* If we have host command task, assume we also are using host events. */
 #ifdef HAS_TASK_HOSTCMD
 #define CONFIG_HOSTCMD_EVENTS