diff --git a/selfdrive/boardd/boardd.cc b/selfdrive/boardd/boardd.cc
index b1a44ec9e..c0e5114c0 100644
--- a/selfdrive/boardd/boardd.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/boardd/boardd.cc
@@ -943,7 +943,12 @@ int main() {
   // init libusb
   err = libusb_init(&ctx);
   assert(err == 0);
+
+#if LIBUSB_API_VERSION >= 0x01000106
+  libusb_set_option(ctx, LIBUSB_OPTION_LOG_LEVEL, LIBUSB_LOG_LEVEL_INFO);
+#else
   libusb_set_debug(ctx, 3);
+#endif
 
   pthread_t can_health_thread_handle;
   err = pthread_create(&can_health_thread_handle, NULL,