diff --git a/sys/msdk/gstmsdk.c b/sys/msdk/gstmsdk.c
index 567b934b09..96509d02a4 100644
--- a/sys/msdk/gstmsdk.c
+++ b/sys/msdk/gstmsdk.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include "gstmsdkvp8enc.h"
 #include "gstmsdkvc1dec.h"
 
+GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY (gst_msdk_debug);
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY (gst_msdkdec_debug);
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY (gst_msdkenc_debug);
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY (gst_msdkh264dec_debug);
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 {
   gboolean ret;
 
+  GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (gst_msdk_debug, "msdk", 0, "msdk");
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (gst_msdkdec_debug, "msdkdec", 0, "msdkdec");
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (gst_msdkenc_debug, "msdkenc", 0, "msdkenc");
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (gst_msdkh264dec_debug, "msdkh264dec", 0,
diff --git a/sys/msdk/msdk.c b/sys/msdk/msdk.c
index 67d74aff0c..eaca7466cc 100644
--- a/sys/msdk/msdk.c
+++ b/sys/msdk/msdk.c
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 #include "gstmsdkvideomemory.h"
 #include "gstmsdksystemmemory.h"
 
-GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (gst_msdkenc_debug);
-#define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_msdkenc_debug
+GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (gst_msdk_debug);
+#define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_msdk_debug
 
 #define INVALID_INDEX         ((guint) -1)
 #define GST_MSDK_ALIGNMENT_PADDING(num) (32 - ((num) & 31))