diff --git a/common/Kconfig b/common/Kconfig
index 58956b4..3d3525b 100644
--- a/common/Kconfig
+++ b/common/Kconfig
@@ -703,6 +703,10 @@
 	  Choose UART port on which kernel low-level debug messages
 	  should be output.
 
+config DEBUG_INITCALLS
+	bool "Trace initcalls"
+	help
+	  If enabled this will print initcall traces.
 endmenu
 
 config HAS_DEBUG_LL
diff --git a/common/startup.c b/common/startup.c
index ff00ca7..9b33a92 100644
--- a/common/startup.c
+++ b/common/startup.c
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
  *
  */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_INITCALLS
+#define DEBUG
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @file
  * @brief Main entry into the C part of barebox