diff --git a/src/common/util.cpp b/src/common/util.cpp
index 448f792ff..ec7d8b70c 100644
--- a/src/common/util.cpp
+++ b/src/common/util.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ using namespace epee;
 #include <boost/asio.hpp>
 #include <openssl/sha.h>
 
+#undef MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY
+#define MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY "util"
+
 namespace tools
 {
   std::function<void(int)> signal_handler::m_handler;