diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index f849b868ec4..6d9cd1d8baf 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode mode)
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-experimentalfeatures", _("Enable use of experimental features"));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-help-debug", _("Show all debugging options (usage: --help -help-debug)"));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-logips", strprintf(_("Include IP addresses in debug output (default: %u)"), 0));
+    strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-debuglogfile", _("Write debug output to debug.log file (default: 0, disabled for privacy)"));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-logtimestamps", strprintf(_("Prepend debug output with timestamp (default: %u)"), 1));
     if (showDebug)
     {
@@ -14486,6 +14487,7 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
     // Set this early so that parameter interactions go to console
     fPrintToConsole = GetBoolArg("-printtoconsole", false);
     fLogTimestamps = GetBoolArg("-logtimestamps", true);
+    fPrintToDebugLog = GetBoolArg("-debuglogfile", false);
     fLogIPs = GetBoolArg("-logips", false);
 
     LogPrintf("\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n");
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index 26486d25c92..2ea5d583cc9 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ map<string, string> mapArgs;
 map<string, vector<string> > mapMultiArgs;
 bool fDebug = false;
 bool fPrintToConsole = false;
-bool fPrintToDebugLog = true;
+bool fPrintToDebugLog = false;
 bool fDaemon = false;
 bool fServer = false;
 string strMiscWarning;