diff --git a/src/drivers/device/sim.cpp b/src/drivers/device/sim.cpp
index 75127d0e2d..4e952409eb 100644
--- a/src/drivers/device/sim.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/device/sim.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
  *       that is supplied.  Should we just depend on the bus knowing?
  */
 
-#include <px4_debug.h>
+#include <px4_log.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
diff --git a/src/drivers/device/vdev_posix.cpp b/src/drivers/device/vdev_posix.cpp
index d3b54c3db5..fdd2e73210 100644
--- a/src/drivers/device/vdev_posix.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/device/vdev_posix.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
  * POSIX-like API for virtual character device
  */
 
+#include <px4_log.h>
 #include <px4_posix.h>
 #include <px4_time.h>
 #include "device.h"
diff --git a/src/platforms/px4_log.h b/src/platforms/px4_log.h
index e0d3cff8d4..6fd8387326 100644
--- a/src/platforms/px4_log.h
+++ b/src/platforms/px4_log.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ __END_DECLS
 #endif
 
 #define PX4_DBG(...)	
+#define PX4_DEBUG(...)	
 #define PX4_INFO(...) 	warnx(__VA_ARGS__)
 #define PX4_WARN(...) 	warnx(__VA_ARGS__)
 #define PX4_ERR(...)	{ warnx("ERROR file %s line %d:", __FILE__, __LINE__); warnx(__VA_ARGS__); }