diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 46b4d1828..5d523bac1 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ sipwise/sca-debug.patch
 sipwise/sca-fix-notify-after-bye.patch
 sipwise/sca-add-pai_avp-parameter.patch
 ## backports from upstream (5.4)
-#
+upstream/ctl-info-log-messages-made-debug.patch
 # upstream master (5.5)
 upstream/permissions-basic-safety-for-concurent-rpc-reload.patch
 upstream/permissions-add-reload_delta-parameter.patch
diff --git a/debian/patches/upstream/ctl-info-log-messages-made-debug.patch b/debian/patches/upstream/ctl-info-log-messages-made-debug.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c97aa627
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/upstream/ctl-info-log-messages-made-debug.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+From: Daniel-Constantin Mierla <miconda@gmail.com>
+Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2021 07:32:47 +0100
+Subject: ctl: info log messages made debug
+
+- used to troubleshoot infite loop on shut down phase
+- GH #2661
+
+(cherry picked from commit 38acfb59dde232b1a9f0ffc206fb46b320cd8e10)
+---
+ src/modules/ctl/io_listener.c | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/modules/ctl/io_listener.c b/src/modules/ctl/io_listener.c
+index 93ce89c..ac8f64f 100644
+--- a/src/modules/ctl/io_listener.c
++++ b/src/modules/ctl/io_listener.c
+@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ again:
+ 		DBG("handle_stream read: eof on %s\n", s_c->parent->name);
+ 		goto close_connection;
+ 	}
+-	LM_INFO("bytes read: %d\n", bytes_read);
++	LM_DBG("bytes read: %d\n", bytes_read);
+ 	r->end+=bytes_read;
+ 	if (bytes_read && (bytes_read<r->bytes_to_go)){
+ 		r->bytes_to_go-=bytes_read;
+@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ again:
+ 			/* error while processing the packet => close the connection */
+ 			goto close_connection;
+ 		}
+-		LM_INFO("bytes processed: %d\n", bytes_processed);
++		LM_DBG("bytes processed: %d\n", bytes_processed);
+ 		r->proc+=bytes_processed;
+ 		r->bytes_to_go=bytes_needed;
+ 		if (bytes_needed>0){