diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp
index 5de8a0cb9c3406a8..1a445edfa8df777c 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp
@@ -8,11 +8,14 @@
 #include <libcamera/camera.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 f58a97d51619515d..32b35626306bbce9 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
@@ -8,11 +8,14 @@
 #include <libcamera/camera.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: