diff --git a/lib/_stream_readable.js b/lib/_stream_readable.js
index f0829966438077..07e2c41beec21b 100644
--- a/lib/_stream_readable.js
+++ b/lib/_stream_readable.js
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ function emitReadable(stream) {
 
 function emitReadable_(stream) {
   var state = stream._readableState;
-  debug('emit readable');
+  debug('emitReadable_', state.destroyed, state.length, state.ended);
   if (!state.destroyed && (state.length || state.ended)) {
     stream.emit('readable');
   }