diff --git a/src/plugins/terminal/terminalsurface.cpp b/src/plugins/terminal/terminalsurface.cpp
index ee8e571adb3..ea994302318 100644
--- a/src/plugins/terminal/terminalsurface.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/terminal/terminalsurface.cpp
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
 
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(log, "qtc.terminal.surface", QtWarningMsg);
-
 namespace Terminal::Internal {
 
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(log, "qtc.terminal.surface", QtWarningMsg);
+
 QColor toQColor(const VTermColor &c)
 {
     return QColor(qRgb(c.rgb.red, c.rgb.green, c.rgb.blue));