diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/wb8.config b/arch/arm64/configs/wb8.config
index e24c8f4a6045..07f5810bca1e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/wb8.config
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/wb8.config
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ CONFIG_IIO_RESCALE=y
 # USB gadget support (Debug network)
 CONFIG_USB_ETH=m
 CONFIG_USB_GADGETFS=m
+# RNDIS handshake state in /proc/driver/rndis-NNN: wb-usb-otg reads it to tell a host
+# with an RNDIS driver (Windows, Linux) from one without it (macOS -> CDC ECM)
+CONFIG_USB_GADGET_DEBUG_FILES=y
 
 # Godex printer support
 CONFIG_USB_PRINTER=m
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c1fb098be238..a2a870ea6413 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+linux-wb (6.8.0-wb164) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * arm64: wb8.config: enable USB_GADGET_DEBUG_FILES so the RNDIS gadget
+    function exposes its handshake state in /proc/driver/rndis-NNN; wb-utils
+    reads it to tell an RNDIS host from one that needs CDC ECM (macOS)
+
+ -- Evgeny Boger <boger@wirenboard.com>  Sat, 05 Sep 2026 21:51:53 +0300
+
 linux-wb (6.8.0-wb163) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * usb: gadget: configfs: add MS OS 2.0 descriptors support, without which