diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/dap/cmakedapengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/dap/cmakedapengine.cpp
index 65a31f4c3a3..a2e38fd09a1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/dap/cmakedapengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/dap/cmakedapengine.cpp
@@ -176,4 +176,11 @@ void CMakeDapEngine::updateBreakpoint(const Breakpoint &bp)
     /* Needed for CMake support issue:25176 */
 }
 
+const QLoggingCategory &CMakeDapEngine::logCategory()
+{
+    static const QLoggingCategory logCategory = QLoggingCategory("qtc.dbg.dapengine.cmake",
+                                                                 QtWarningMsg);
+    return logCategory;
+}
+
 } // namespace Debugger::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/dap/cmakedapengine.h b/src/plugins/debugger/dap/cmakedapengine.h
index 8a0f8b73359..c7d02e3b858 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/dap/cmakedapengine.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/dap/cmakedapengine.h
@@ -23,12 +23,7 @@ private:
 
     bool hasCapability(unsigned cap) const override;
 
-    const QLoggingCategory &logCategory() override
-    {
-        static const QLoggingCategory logCategory = QLoggingCategory("qtc.dbg.dapengine.cmake",
-                                                                     QtWarningMsg);
-        return logCategory;
-    }
+    const QLoggingCategory &logCategory() override;
 };
 
 } // Debugger::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/dap/gdbdapengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/dap/gdbdapengine.cpp
index 40c7eaa21b8..3934aebe9d8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/dap/gdbdapengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/dap/gdbdapengine.cpp
@@ -161,4 +161,11 @@ void GdbDapEngine::setupEngine()
     m_dapClient->dataProvider()->start();
 }
 
+const QLoggingCategory &GdbDapEngine::logCategory()
+{
+    static const QLoggingCategory logCategory = QLoggingCategory("qtc.dbg.dapengine.gdb",
+                                                                 QtWarningMsg);
+    return logCategory;
+}
+
 } // namespace Debugger::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/dap/gdbdapengine.h b/src/plugins/debugger/dap/gdbdapengine.h
index b4205544b73..3638a6d3aba 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/dap/gdbdapengine.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/dap/gdbdapengine.h
@@ -20,12 +20,7 @@ private:
 
     bool isLocalAttachEngine() const;
 
-    const QLoggingCategory &logCategory() override
-    {
-        static const QLoggingCategory logCategory = QLoggingCategory("qtc.dbg.dapengine.gdb",
-                                                                     QtWarningMsg);
-        return logCategory;
-    }
+    const QLoggingCategory &logCategory() override;
 };
 
 } // Debugger::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/dap/pydapengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/dap/pydapengine.cpp
index 6de21a29f46..86342d1621d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/dap/pydapengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/dap/pydapengine.cpp
@@ -299,4 +299,11 @@ void PyDapEngine::setupEngine()
     m_dapClient->dataProvider()->start();
 }
 
+const QLoggingCategory &PyDapEngine::logCategory()
+{
+    static const QLoggingCategory logCategory = QLoggingCategory("qtc.dbg.dapengine.python",
+                                                                 QtWarningMsg);
+    return logCategory;
+}
+
 } // namespace Debugger::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/dap/pydapengine.h b/src/plugins/debugger/dap/pydapengine.h
index af28b3afef7..1339c7f971a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/dap/pydapengine.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/dap/pydapengine.h
@@ -26,12 +26,7 @@ private:
     void removeBreakpoint(const Breakpoint &bp) override;
     /* Needed for Python support issue:1386 */
 
-    const QLoggingCategory &logCategory() override
-    {
-        static const QLoggingCategory logCategory = QLoggingCategory("qtc.dbg.dapengine.python",
-                                                                     QtWarningMsg);
-        return logCategory;
-    }
+    const QLoggingCategory &logCategory() override;
 };
 
 } // Debugger::Internal