diff --git a/gst/udp/gstudpsrc.c b/gst/udp/gstudpsrc.c
index 2ac3514260..32f97f9b65 100644
--- a/gst/udp/gstudpsrc.c
+++ b/gst/udp/gstudpsrc.c
@@ -812,6 +812,8 @@ gst_udpsrc_start (GstBaseSrc * bsrc)
     src->sock.fd = ret;
     src->externalfd = FALSE;
 
+    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (src, "got socket %d", src->sock.fd);
+
     reuse = 1;
     if ((ret =
             setsockopt (src->sock.fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &reuse,