diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/physical.c b/usr.sbin/ppp/physical.c
index 611796e27439..7e7f64b687ee 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/physical.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/physical.c
@@ -340,6 +340,8 @@ physical_Close(struct physical *p)
   throughput_log(&p->link.throughput, LogPHASE, p->link.name);
 
   if (p->session_owner != (pid_t)-1) {
+    log_Printf(LogPHASE, "%s: HUPing %d\n", p->link.name,
+               (int)p->session_owner);
     ID0kill(p->session_owner, SIGHUP);
     p->session_owner = (pid_t)-1;
   }