diff --git a/support/export/hostname.c b/support/export/hostname.c
index cdf9e76..816b098 100644
--- a/support/export/hostname.c
+++ b/support/export/hostname.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ host_canonname(const struct sockaddr *sap)
 	default:
 		(void)getnameinfo(sap, salen, buf, (socklen_t)sizeof(buf),
 							NULL, 0, NI_NUMERICHOST);
-		xlog(D_GENERAL, "%s: failed to resolve %s: %s",
+		xlog(D_PARSE, "%s: failed to resolve %s: %s",
 				__func__, buf, gai_strerror(error));
 		return NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/utils/exportfs/exportfs.c b/utils/exportfs/exportfs.c
index 614c3dc..bc3f00f 100644
--- a/utils/exportfs/exportfs.c
+++ b/utils/exportfs/exportfs.c
@@ -108,11 +108,14 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	xlog_stderr(1);
 	xlog_syslog(0);
 
-	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "afhio:ruvs")) != EOF) {
+	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "ad:fhio:ruvs")) != EOF) {
 		switch(c) {
 		case 'a':
 			f_all = 1;
 			break;
+		case 'd':
+			xlog_sconfig(optarg, 1);
+			break;
 		case 'f':
 			force_flush = 1;
 			break;
@@ -869,6 +872,6 @@ error(nfs_export *exp, int err)
 static void
 usage(const char *progname, int n)
 {
-	fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s [-afhioruvs] [host:/path]\n", progname);
+	fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s [-adfhioruvs] [host:/path]\n", progname);
 	exit(n);
 }
diff --git a/utils/exportfs/exportfs.man b/utils/exportfs/exportfs.man
index 75d952a..fdf9260 100644
--- a/utils/exportfs/exportfs.man
+++ b/utils/exportfs/exportfs.man
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ appropriate export entry for the host given in
 to be added to the kernel's export table.
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
+.B \-d kind " or " \-\-debug kind
+Turn on debugging. Valid kinds are: all, auth, call, general and parse.
+.TP
 .B -a
 Export or unexport all directories.
 .TP