diff --git a/lib/debugobjects.c b/lib/debugobjects.c
index a78b7c6..b7a5305 100644
--- a/lib/debugobjects.c
+++ b/lib/debugobjects.c
@@ -268,12 +268,16 @@
  * Try to repair the damage, so we have a better chance to get useful
  * debug output.
  */
-static void
+static int
 debug_object_fixup(int (*fixup)(void *addr, enum debug_obj_state state),
 		   void * addr, enum debug_obj_state state)
 {
+	int fixed = 0;
+
 	if (fixup)
-		debug_objects_fixups += fixup(addr, state);
+		fixed = fixup(addr, state);
+	debug_objects_fixups += fixed;
+	return fixed;
 }
 
 static void debug_object_is_on_stack(void *addr, int onstack)
@@ -386,6 +390,9 @@
 	struct debug_bucket *db;
 	struct debug_obj *obj;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	struct debug_obj o = { .object = addr,
+			       .state = ODEBUG_STATE_NOTAVAILABLE,
+			       .descr = descr };
 
 	if (!debug_objects_enabled)
 		return;
@@ -425,8 +432,9 @@
 	 * let the type specific code decide whether this is
 	 * true or not.
 	 */
-	debug_object_fixup(descr->fixup_activate, addr,
-			   ODEBUG_STATE_NOTAVAILABLE);
+	if (debug_object_fixup(descr->fixup_activate, addr,
+			   ODEBUG_STATE_NOTAVAILABLE))
+		debug_print_object(&o, "activate");
 }
 
 /**