diff --git a/common/debug.cpp b/common/debug.cpp
index 132fd949eb2..2b76fd52cea 100644
--- a/common/debug.cpp
+++ b/common/debug.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
 int gDebugLevel = -1;
 bool gDebugChannelsOnly = false;
 
+const DebugChannelDef gDebugChannels[] = {
+	{ kDebugLevelEventRec,   "eventrec",  "Event recorder debug level" },
+	{ kDebugGlobalDetection, "detection", "debug messages for advancedDetector" },
+	DEBUG_CHANNEL_END
+};
 namespace Common {
 
 DECLARE_SINGLETON(DebugManager);
diff --git a/common/debug.h b/common/debug.h
index 5ba1bf1c8ea..c85f5a03713 100644
--- a/common/debug.h
+++ b/common/debug.h
@@ -166,11 +166,7 @@ enum GlobalDebugLevels {
 	kDebugLevelEventRec = 1 << 30
 };
 
-static const DebugChannelDef gDebugChannels[] = {
-	{kDebugLevelEventRec, "EventRec", "Event recorder debug level"},
-	{kDebugGlobalDetection, "Detection", "debug messages for advancedDetector"},
-	DEBUG_CHANNEL_END
-};
+extern const DebugChannelDef gDebugChannels[];
 
 /** @} */