diff --git a/src/helper/command.c b/src/helper/command.c
index 4422b4abe..14746a095 100644
--- a/src/helper/command.c
+++ b/src/helper/command.c
@@ -126,13 +126,12 @@ extern struct command_context *global_cmd_ctx;
 
 /* dump a single line to the log for the command.
  * Do nothing in case we are not at debug level 3 */
-void script_debug(Jim_Interp *interp, const char *name,
-	unsigned argc, Jim_Obj * const *argv)
+void script_debug(Jim_Interp *interp, unsigned int argc, Jim_Obj * const *argv)
 {
 	if (debug_level < LOG_LVL_DEBUG)
 		return;
 
-	char *dbg = alloc_printf("command - %s", name);
+	char *dbg = alloc_printf("command -");
 	for (unsigned i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
 		int len;
 		const char *w = Jim_GetString(argv[i], &len);
@@ -213,7 +212,7 @@ static int script_command(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *argv)
 
 	struct command *c = interp->cmdPrivData;
 	assert(c);
-	script_debug(interp, c->name, argc, argv);
+	script_debug(interp, argc, argv);
 	return script_command_run(interp, argc, argv, c);
 }
 
@@ -1032,8 +1031,7 @@ static int run_usage(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc_valid, int argc, Jim_Obj * con
 
 static int command_unknown(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *argv)
 {
-	const char *cmd_name = Jim_GetString(argv[0], NULL);
-	script_debug(interp, cmd_name, argc, argv);
+	script_debug(interp, argc, argv);
 
 	struct command_context *cmd_ctx = current_command_context(interp);
 	struct command *c = cmd_ctx->commands;
diff --git a/src/helper/command.h b/src/helper/command.h
index 672ccd02b..a20c4620d 100644
--- a/src/helper/command.h
+++ b/src/helper/command.h
@@ -448,7 +448,6 @@ COMMAND_HELPER(handle_command_parse_bool, bool *out, const char *label);
 #define COMMAND_PARSE_ENABLE(in, out) \
 	COMMAND_PARSE_BOOL(in, out, "enable", "disable")
 
-void script_debug(Jim_Interp *interp, const char *cmd,
-		  unsigned argc, Jim_Obj * const *argv);
+void script_debug(Jim_Interp *interp, unsigned int argc, Jim_Obj * const *argv);
 
 #endif /* OPENOCD_HELPER_COMMAND_H */
diff --git a/src/jtag/tcl.c b/src/jtag/tcl.c
index f52cbd606..01210bd69 100644
--- a/src/jtag/tcl.c
+++ b/src/jtag/tcl.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static int Jim_Command_drscan(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *args
 
 	endstate = TAP_IDLE;
 
-	script_debug(interp, "drscan", argc, args);
+	script_debug(interp, argc, args);
 
 	/* validate arguments as numbers */
 	e = JIM_OK;
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static int Jim_Command_pathmove(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *ar
 		return JIM_ERR;
 	}
 
-	script_debug(interp, "pathmove", argc, args);
+	script_debug(interp, argc, args);
 
 	int i;
 	for (i = 0; i < argc-1; i++) {
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static int Jim_Command_pathmove(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *ar
 
 static int Jim_Command_flush_count(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *args)
 {
-	script_debug(interp, "flush_count", argc, args);
+	script_debug(interp, argc, args);
 
 	Jim_SetResult(interp, Jim_NewIntObj(interp, jtag_get_flush_queue_count()));