diff --git a/OpenRA.Lint/YamlChecker.cs b/OpenRA.Lint/YamlChecker.cs
index 4738987ec6..a076c082ed 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Lint/YamlChecker.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Lint/YamlChecker.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Lint
 
 			try
 			{
+				Log.AddChannel("debug", null);
 				Log.AddChannel("perf", null);
 
 				var options = args.Where(a => a.StartsWith("-"));