diff --git a/src/common/notify.cpp b/src/common/notify.cpp
index c68634ada..c3165fb05 100644
--- a/src/common/notify.cpp
+++ b/src/common/notify.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 #include "spawn.h"
 #include "notify.h"
 
+#undef MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY
+#define MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY "notify"
+
 namespace tools
 {
 
diff --git a/src/common/spawn.cpp b/src/common/spawn.cpp
index b2d03f62f..e03552f8c 100644
--- a/src/common/spawn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/spawn.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
 #include "util.h"
 #include "spawn.h"
 
+#undef MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY
+#define MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY "spawn"
+
 namespace tools
 {