diff --git a/sys/decklink/capture.cpp b/sys/decklink/capture.cpp
index a888081dbe..5e3f406c3c 100644
--- a/sys/decklink/capture.cpp
+++ b/sys/decklink/capture.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "DeckLinkAPI.h"
 #include "capture.h"
 
+#define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_decklink_src_debug_category
 
 int videoOutputFile = -1;
 int audioOutputFile = -1;
diff --git a/sys/decklink/gstdecklinksrc.cpp b/sys/decklink/gstdecklinksrc.cpp
index c866204f6b..fe9e9c38b8 100644
--- a/sys/decklink/gstdecklinksrc.cpp
+++ b/sys/decklink/gstdecklinksrc.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #include "capture.h"
 #include <string.h>
 
-GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (gst_decklink_src_debug_category);
+GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY (gst_decklink_src_debug_category);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_decklink_src_debug_category
 
 /* prototypes */
diff --git a/sys/decklink/gstdecklinksrc.h b/sys/decklink/gstdecklinksrc.h
index 3afdb5e630..5eb576faef 100644
--- a/sys/decklink/gstdecklinksrc.h
+++ b/sys/decklink/gstdecklinksrc.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "DeckLinkAPI.h"
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
-
+GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (gst_decklink_src_debug_category);
 #define GST_TYPE_DECKLINK_SRC   (gst_decklink_src_get_type())
 #define GST_DECKLINK_SRC(obj)   (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj),GST_TYPE_DECKLINK_SRC,GstDecklinkSrc))
 #define GST_DECKLINK_SRC_CLASS(klass)   (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass),GST_TYPE_DECKLINK_SRC,GstDecklinkSrcClass))