diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/soup/gstsoup.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/soup/gstsoup.c
index eff90eb90f..4d45a4a8a9 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/soup/gstsoup.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/soup/gstsoup.c
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
 #include "gstsoupelements.h"
 #include "gstsouploader.h"
 
-GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY (gst_soup_debug);
-
-#define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_soup_debug
-
 static gboolean
 plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 {
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/soup/gstsoupelement.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/soup/gstsoupelement.c
index 4b0739a6f7..95bfaa015a 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/soup/gstsoupelement.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/soup/gstsoupelement.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "gstsouputils.h"
 
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY (soup_utils_debug);
+#define GST_CAT_DEFAULT soup_utils_debug
 
 gboolean
 soup_element_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/soup/gstsouploader.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/soup/gstsouploader.c
index dcd33a6bab..549b81fd25 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/soup/gstsouploader.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/soup/gstsouploader.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #endif
 #endif /* G_OS_WIN32 */
 
-GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (gst_soup_debug);
+GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY (gst_soup_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_soup_debug
 
 #ifndef STATIC_SOUP
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ gst_soup_load_library (void)
 
   g_assert (g_module_supported ());
 
+  GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (gst_soup_debug, "soup", 0, "soup");
+
 #ifdef HAVE_RTLD_NOLOAD
   {
     gpointer handle = NULL;