diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp
index a02f3671d22c5f79..3e4745ba498e7160 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp
@@ -9,11 +9,14 @@
 #include <libcamera/camera_manager.h>
 
 #include "device_enumerator.h"
+#include "log.h"
 #include "media_device.h"
 #include "pipeline_handler.h"
 
 namespace libcamera {
 
+LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(UVC)
+
 class PipelineHandlerUVC : public PipelineHandler
 {
 public:
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
index d732ac21cae1a84b..e8dbc0932ab0198a 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
@@ -9,11 +9,14 @@
 #include <libcamera/camera_manager.h>
 
 #include "device_enumerator.h"
+#include "log.h"
 #include "media_device.h"
 #include "pipeline_handler.h"
 
 namespace libcamera {
 
+LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(VIMC)
+
 class PipeHandlerVimc : public PipelineHandler
 {
 public: