diff --git a/examples/rpl_udp/helper.c b/examples/rpl_udp/helper.c
index d5282b948e..1288ca87c7 100644
--- a/examples/rpl_udp/helper.c
+++ b/examples/rpl_udp/helper.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 #include "demo.h"
 
-#define ENABLE_DEBUG    (1)
+#define ENABLE_DEBUG    (0)
 #include "debug.h"
 
 #define LL_HDR_LEN  (0x4)
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void rpl_udp_monitor(void)
         if (m.type == PKT_PENDING) {
             p = (radio_packet_t *) m.content.ptr;
 
-            DEBUG("Received packet from ID %u\n", p->src);
+            DEBUGF("Received packet from ID %u\n", p->src);
             DEBUG("\tLength:\t%u\n", p->length);
             DEBUG("\tSrc:\t%u\n", p->src);
             DEBUG("\tDst:\t%u\n", p->dst);
diff --git a/examples/rpl_udp/rpl.c b/examples/rpl_udp/rpl.c
index 37d23ee4a2..f4d682cd4c 100644
--- a/examples/rpl_udp/rpl.c
+++ b/examples/rpl_udp/rpl.c
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ void rpl_udp_init(int argc, char **argv)
             return;
         }
 
-        DEBUG("%s, %d: Setting HW address to %u\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, id);
+        DEBUGF("Setting HW address to %u\n", id);
         net_if_set_hardware_address(0, id);
 
-        DEBUG("%s, %d: Initializing RPL for interface 0\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+        DEBUGF("Initializing RPL for interface 0\n");
         state = rpl_init(0);
 
         if (state != SIXLOWERROR_SUCCESS) {
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ void rpl_udp_init(int argc, char **argv)
             ipv6_iface_set_routing_provider(rpl_get_next_hop);
         }
 
-        DEBUG("%s, %d: Start monitor\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+        DEBUGF("Start monitor\n");
         int monitor_pid = thread_create(monitor_stack_buffer, MONITOR_STACK_SIZE, PRIORITY_MAIN - 2, CREATE_STACKTEST, rpl_udp_monitor, "monitor");
-        DEBUG("%s, %d: Register at transceiver %02X\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, TRANSCEIVER);
+        DEBUGF("Register at transceiver %02X\n", TRANSCEIVER);
         transceiver_register(TRANSCEIVER, monitor_pid);
         ipv6_register_packet_handler(monitor_pid);
         //sixlowpan_lowpan_register(monitor_pid);