diff --git a/src/utility/initialize.cpp b/src/utility/initialize.cpp
index a499dcbfa..d5cbb58db 100644
--- a/src/utility/initialize.cpp
+++ b/src/utility/initialize.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "initialize.h"
 
+#include "macros.h"
 #include "src/settings/SettingsManager.h"
 #include "src/settings/modules/DebugSettings.h"
 
diff --git a/src/utility/initialize.h b/src/utility/initialize.h
index 173d52f7e..06fa8c2fa 100644
--- a/src/utility/initialize.h
+++ b/src/utility/initialize.h
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 #include "log4cplus/loggingmacros.h"
 #include "log4cplus/consoleappender.h"
 #include "log4cplus/fileappender.h"
-extern log4cplus::Logger logger;
-extern log4cplus::Logger printer;
+#include "macros.h"
 
 #include "src/settings/SettingsManager.h"