diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/flv/gstflvdemux.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/flv/gstflvdemux.c
index 51dee816dc..29db7b97dd 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/flv/gstflvdemux.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/flv/gstflvdemux.c
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
 #include <gst/video/video.h>
 #include <gst/tag/tag.h>
 
+GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (flvdemux_debug);
+#define GST_CAT_DEFAULT flvdemux_debug
+
 /* FIXME: don't rely on own GstIndex */
 #include "gstindex.c"
 #include "gstmemindex.c"
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/flv/gstflvelement.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/flv/gstflvelement.c
index 3028a5e982..08a3d761be 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/flv/gstflvelement.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/flv/gstflvelement.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 #include "gstflvelements.h"
 
-GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (flvdemux_debug);
+GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY (flvdemux_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT flvdemux_debug
 
 void