diff --git a/src/debugfile.c b/src/debugfile.c
index 36f114b3a..9f08d52fb 100644
--- a/src/debugfile.c
+++ b/src/debugfile.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "common.h"
 #include "types.h"
 #include "memory.h"
-#include "logging.h"
+#include "event.h"
 #include "debugfile.h"
 
 static void debugfile_format_plain (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, const u8 *plain_ptr, const u32 plain_len)
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ int debugfile_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 
     if (debugfile_ctx->fp == NULL)
     {
-      log_error ("ERROR: Could not open debug-file for writing");
+      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "ERROR: Could not open debug-file for writing");
 
       return -1;
     }