diff --git a/src/lib_shell/worker.ml b/src/lib_shell/worker.ml
index 52d139b29..6102b526c 100644
--- a/src/lib_shell/worker.ml
+++ b/src/lib_shell/worker.ml
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ module Make
         let levels =
           [ Logging.Debug ; Info ; Notice ; Warning ; Error ; Fatal ] in
         List.map (fun l -> l, Ring.create limits.backlog_size) levels in
-      let module Logger = Logging.Make(struct let name = id_name end) in
+      let module Logger = Logging.Make_unregistered(struct let name = id_name end) in
       let w = { limits ; parameters ; name ; canceler ;
                 table ; buffer ; logger = (module Logger) ;
                 state = None ; id ;
diff --git a/src/lib_stdlib/logging.ml b/src/lib_stdlib/logging.ml
index cf0132dd7..5739e9ca8 100644
--- a/src/lib_stdlib/logging.ml
+++ b/src/lib_stdlib/logging.ml
@@ -45,9 +45,8 @@ let ign_log_f
 
 let sections = ref []
 
-module Make(S : sig val name: string end) : LOG = struct
+module Make_unregistered(S : sig val name: string end) : LOG = struct
 
-  let () = sections := S.name :: !sections
   let section = Lwt_log_core.Section.make S.name
 
   let debug fmt = ign_log_f ~section ~level:Lwt_log_core.Debug fmt
@@ -66,6 +65,13 @@ module Make(S : sig val name: string end) : LOG = struct
 
 end
 
+module Make(S : sig val name: string end) : LOG = struct
+
+  let () = sections := S.name :: !sections
+  include Make_unregistered(S)
+
+end
+
 module Core = Make(struct let name = "core" end)
 
 type level = Lwt_log_core.level =
diff --git a/src/lib_stdlib/logging.mli b/src/lib_stdlib/logging.mli
index 706b656b6..4f66c5cd0 100644
--- a/src/lib_stdlib/logging.mli
+++ b/src/lib_stdlib/logging.mli
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ end
 module Core : LOG
 
 module Make(S: sig val name: string end) : LOG
+module Make_unregistered(S: sig val name: string end) : LOG
 
 type level = Lwt_log_core.level =
   | Debug