diff --git a/common/Makefile.am b/common/Makefile.am
index db0f0b42d..fb2adf28f 100644
--- a/common/Makefile.am
+++ b/common/Makefile.am
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ INCLUDES = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/clutter/cogl/$(CLUTTER_COGL) \
 	-I$(top_builddir)/clutter \
 	-I$(top_builddir)/clutter/cogl \
+        -DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"Cogl-Common\" \
         -DCLUTTER_COMPILATION \
 	$(CLUTTER_CFLAGS) \
 	$(CLUTTER_DEBUG_CFLAGS) \
diff --git a/gl/Makefile.am b/gl/Makefile.am
index 2d90ba9c0..7635b1b90 100644
--- a/gl/Makefile.am
+++ b/gl/Makefile.am
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ INCLUDES = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/clutter/cogl/$(CLUTTER_COGL) \
 	-I$(top_builddir)/clutter \
 	-I$(top_builddir)/clutter/cogl \
+        -DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"Cogl-GL\" \
         -DCLUTTER_COMPILATION \
 	$(CLUTTER_CFLAGS) \
 	$(CLUTTER_DEBUG_CFLAGS) \
diff --git a/gles/Makefile.am b/gles/Makefile.am
index 19cf0a0d7..1731d2cb5 100644
--- a/gles/Makefile.am
+++ b/gles/Makefile.am
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ INCLUDES = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/clutter/cogl/$(CLUTTER_COGL) \
 	-I$(top_builddir)/clutter \
 	-I$(top_builddir)/clutter/cogl \
+        -DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"Cogl-GLES\" \
         -DCLUTTER_COMPILATION \
 	$(CLUTTER_CFLAGS) \
 	$(CLUTTER_DEBUG_CFLAGS) \