diff --git a/core/core_debug.cpp b/core/core_debug.cpp
index 7dbdc3740..24be1fd38 100644
--- a/core/core_debug.cpp
+++ b/core/core_debug.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 #include "core_debug.h"
 
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KDECONNECT_CORE, "kdeconnect.core")
+
 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
 #include <execinfo.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
diff --git a/core/device.cpp b/core/device.cpp
index d833c8d22..de73773bc 100644
--- a/core/device.cpp
+++ b/core/device.cpp
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@
 #include "kdeconnectconfig.h"
 #include "daemon.h"
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KDECONNECT_CORE, "kdeconnect.core")
-
 static void warn(const QString &info)
 {
     qWarning() << "Device pairing error" << info;