diff --git a/src/FirmwarePlugin/FirmwarePlugin.cc b/src/FirmwarePlugin/FirmwarePlugin.cc
index a4fdca048d8c75ff0a6868fc444fcea8be46060b..3cafb5e02c0adcbd89f3f966f63e8db824d2a5cc 100644
--- a/src/FirmwarePlugin/FirmwarePlugin.cc
+++ b/src/FirmwarePlugin/FirmwarePlugin.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 #include <QDebug>
 
+QGC_LOGGING_CATEGORY(FirmwarePluginLog, "FirmwarePluginLog")
+
 static FirmwarePluginFactoryRegister* _instance = NULL;
 
 const QString guided_mode_not_supported_by_vehicle = QObject::tr("Guided mode not supported by Vehicle.");