diff --git a/src/logging/timer.h b/src/logging/timer.h
index 7094098802..159920e397 100644
--- a/src/logging/timer.h
+++ b/src/logging/timer.h
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ private:
 } // namespace BCLog
 
 
-#define LOG_TIME_MILLIS(end_msg, ...) \
-    BCLog::Timer<std::chrono::milliseconds> PASTE2(logging_timer, __COUNTER__)(__func__, end_msg, ## __VA_ARGS__)
-#define LOG_TIME_SECONDS(end_msg, ...) \
-    BCLog::Timer<std::chrono::seconds> PASTE2(logging_timer, __COUNTER__)(__func__, end_msg, ## __VA_ARGS__)
+#define LOG_TIME_MILLIS_WITH_CATEGORY(end_msg, log_category) \
+    BCLog::Timer<std::chrono::milliseconds> PASTE2(logging_timer, __COUNTER__)(__func__, end_msg, log_category)
+#define LOG_TIME_SECONDS(end_msg) \
+    BCLog::Timer<std::chrono::seconds> PASTE2(logging_timer, __COUNTER__)(__func__, end_msg)
 
 
 #endif // BITCOIN_LOGGING_TIMER_H
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index d18803b342..8632636637 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -2279,11 +2279,11 @@ bool CChainState::FlushStateToDisk(
         LOCK(cs_LastBlockFile);
         if (fPruneMode && (fCheckForPruning || nManualPruneHeight > 0) && !fReindex) {
             if (nManualPruneHeight > 0) {
-                LOG_TIME_MILLIS("find files to prune (manual)", BCLog::BENCH);
+                LOG_TIME_MILLIS_WITH_CATEGORY("find files to prune (manual)", BCLog::BENCH);
 
                 FindFilesToPruneManual(setFilesToPrune, nManualPruneHeight);
             } else {
-                LOG_TIME_MILLIS("find files to prune", BCLog::BENCH);
+                LOG_TIME_MILLIS_WITH_CATEGORY("find files to prune", BCLog::BENCH);
 
                 FindFilesToPrune(setFilesToPrune, chainparams.PruneAfterHeight());
                 fCheckForPruning = false;
@@ -2321,7 +2321,7 @@ bool CChainState::FlushStateToDisk(
                 return AbortNode(state, "Disk space is too low!", _("Error: Disk space is too low!").translated, CClientUIInterface::MSG_NOPREFIX);
             }
             {
-                LOG_TIME_MILLIS("write block and undo data to disk", BCLog::BENCH);
+                LOG_TIME_MILLIS_WITH_CATEGORY("write block and undo data to disk", BCLog::BENCH);
 
                 // First make sure all block and undo data is flushed to disk.
                 FlushBlockFile();
@@ -2329,7 +2329,7 @@ bool CChainState::FlushStateToDisk(
 
             // Then update all block file information (which may refer to block and undo files).
             {
-                LOG_TIME_MILLIS("write block index to disk", BCLog::BENCH);
+                LOG_TIME_MILLIS_WITH_CATEGORY("write block index to disk", BCLog::BENCH);
 
                 std::vector<std::pair<int, const CBlockFileInfo*> > vFiles;
                 vFiles.reserve(setDirtyFileInfo.size());
@@ -2349,7 +2349,7 @@ bool CChainState::FlushStateToDisk(
             }
             // Finally remove any pruned files
             if (fFlushForPrune) {
-                LOG_TIME_MILLIS("unlink pruned files", BCLog::BENCH);
+                LOG_TIME_MILLIS_WITH_CATEGORY("unlink pruned files", BCLog::BENCH);
 
                 UnlinkPrunedFiles(setFilesToPrune);
             }