diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index c487ae01a..c7348cb0c 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ shared_nm_glib_aux_libnm_glib_aux_la_SOURCES = \
 	shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-dedup-multi.c \
 	shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-dedup-multi.h \
 	shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-default-glib-i18n-lib.h \
+	shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-default-glib-i18n-prog.h \
 	shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-default-glib.h \
 	shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-enum-utils.c \
 	shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-enum-utils.h \
@@ -552,8 +553,7 @@ check_programs += shared/nm-platform/tests/test-nm-platform
 shared_nm_platform_tests_test_nm_platform_CPPFLAGS = \
 	$(dflt_cppflags) \
 	-I$(srcdir)/shared \
-	-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_TEST \
-	-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION='(NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_GLIB|NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_WITH_GLIB_I18N_PROG)' \
+	-DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\""test"\" \
 	$(CODE_COVERAGE_CFLAGS) \
 	$(SYSTEMD_JOURNAL_CFLAGS) \
 	$(GLIB_CFLAGS) \
@@ -740,8 +740,7 @@ check_programs += shared/nm-glib-aux/tests/test-shared-general
 shared_nm_glib_aux_tests_test_shared_general_CPPFLAGS = \
 	$(dflt_cppflags) \
 	-I$(srcdir)/shared \
-	-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_TEST \
-	-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION='(NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_GLIB|NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_WITH_GLIB_I18N_PROG)' \
+	-DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\""test"\" \
 	$(CODE_COVERAGE_CFLAGS) \
 	$(GLIB_CFLAGS) \
 	$(SANITIZER_LIB_CFLAGS) \
@@ -769,8 +768,7 @@ check_programs += shared/nm-glib-aux/tests/test-json-aux
 shared_nm_glib_aux_tests_test_json_aux_CPPFLAGS = \
 	$(dflt_cppflags) \
 	-I$(srcdir)/shared \
-	-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_TEST \
-	-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION='(NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_GLIB|NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_WITH_GLIB_I18N_PROG)' \
+	-DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\""test"\" \
 	$(CODE_COVERAGE_CFLAGS) \
 	$(GLIB_CFLAGS) \
 	$(JANSSON_CFLAGS) \
diff --git a/shared/nm-default.h b/shared/nm-default.h
index 689c946b1..44428b237 100644
--- a/shared/nm-default.h
+++ b/shared/nm-default.h
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
     #error Define NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION accordingly
 #endif
 
-#if NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION \
-    < (NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_GLIB | NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_WITH_GLIB_I18N_PROG)
+#if NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION < NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_CLIENT
     #error Dont include this header with such NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION
 #endif
 
diff --git a/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-default-glib-i18n-prog.h b/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-default-glib-i18n-prog.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0abe807b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-default-glib-i18n-prog.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __NM_DEFAULT_GLIB_I18N_PROG_H__
+#define __NM_DEFAULT_GLIB_I18N_PROG_H__
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+#define _NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_GLIB_I18N_PROG
+
+#include "nm-glib-aux/nm-default-glib.h"
+
+#undef NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION
+#define NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION \
+    (NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_GLIB | NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_WITH_GLIB_I18N_PROG)
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+#endif /* __NM_DEFAULT_GLIB_I18N_PROG_H__ */
diff --git a/shared/nm-glib-aux/tests/meson.build b/shared/nm-glib-aux/tests/meson.build
index d1f23eedc..464f4e7c8 100644
--- a/shared/nm-glib-aux/tests/meson.build
+++ b/shared/nm-glib-aux/tests/meson.build
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ exe = executable(
   'test-shared-general',
   'test-shared-general.c',
   c_args: [
-    '-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_TEST',
-    '-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION=(NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_GLIB|NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_WITH_GLIB_I18N_PROG)',
+    '-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="test"',
   ],
   dependencies: libnm_glib_aux_dep,
   link_with: libnm_systemd_logging_stub,
@@ -23,8 +22,7 @@ if jansson_dep.found()
     'test-json-aux',
     'test-json-aux.c',
     c_args: [
-      '-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_TEST',
-      '-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION=(NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_GLIB|NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_WITH_GLIB_I18N_PROG)',
+      '-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="test"',
     ],
     dependencies: [
       libnm_glib_aux_dep,
diff --git a/shared/nm-glib-aux/tests/test-json-aux.c b/shared/nm-glib-aux/tests/test-json-aux.c
index 9275e6713..efbeec48c 100644
--- a/shared/nm-glib-aux/tests/test-json-aux.c
+++ b/shared/nm-glib-aux/tests/test-json-aux.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #define NM_TEST_UTILS_NO_LIBNM 1
 
-#include "nm-default.h"
+#include "nm-glib-aux/nm-default-glib-i18n-prog.h"
 
 #include <jansson.h>
 
diff --git a/shared/nm-glib-aux/tests/test-shared-general.c b/shared/nm-glib-aux/tests/test-shared-general.c
index d0fdedd51..8fa861772 100644
--- a/shared/nm-glib-aux/tests/test-shared-general.c
+++ b/shared/nm-glib-aux/tests/test-shared-general.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #define NM_TEST_UTILS_NO_LIBNM 1
 
-#include "nm-default.h"
+#include "nm-glib-aux/nm-default-glib-i18n-prog.h"
 
 #include "nm-std-aux/unaligned.h"
 #include "nm-glib-aux/nm-random-utils.h"
diff --git a/shared/nm-platform/tests/meson.build b/shared/nm-platform/tests/meson.build
index 8d2b9c0f6..a8fcdbca8 100644
--- a/shared/nm-platform/tests/meson.build
+++ b/shared/nm-platform/tests/meson.build
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ exe = executable(
   'test-nm-platform',
   'test-nm-platform.c',
   c_args: [
-    '-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_TEST',
-    '-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION=(NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_GLIB|NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_WITH_GLIB_I18N_PROG)',
+    '-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="test"',
   ],
   dependencies: [
     libnm_log_core_dep,
diff --git a/shared/nm-platform/tests/test-nm-platform.c b/shared/nm-platform/tests/test-nm-platform.c
index 0386a3a54..3c5e41f0f 100644
--- a/shared/nm-platform/tests/test-nm-platform.c
+++ b/shared/nm-platform/tests/test-nm-platform.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #define NM_TEST_UTILS_NO_LIBNM 1
 
-#include "nm-default.h"
+#include "nm-glib-aux/nm-default-glib-i18n-prog.h"
 
 #include "nm-log-core/nm-logging.h"
 #include "nm-platform/nm-netlink.h"