diff --git a/src/debug.cpp b/src/debug.cpp
index 111423418..2d5ad8449 100644
--- a/src/debug.cpp
+++ b/src/debug.cpp
@@ -366,6 +366,24 @@ void debug_file_dump(const char *key, void (*serialize)(const void *data, FILE *
 }
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * @brief prints the error with the advice to report the bug
+ *
+ * @param msg the message to be printed, can be prefixed with particular
+ * MOD_NAME. Should end with either ' ' or '\n' (what fits the caller better).
+ */
+void
+bug_msg(int level, const char *msg)
+{
+        log_msg(level,
+                "%sPlease report a bug"
+#ifdef PACKAGE_BUGREPORT
+                " to " PACKAGE_BUGREPORT
+#endif // defined PACKAGE_BUGREPORT
+                " if you reach here.\n",
+                msg);
+}
+
 Log_output::Log_output(){
         last_msg.reserve(initial_buf_size);
         interactive = color_output_init();
diff --git a/src/debug.h b/src/debug.h
index 6de8df3fe..5fb57aade 100644
--- a/src/debug.h
+++ b/src/debug.h
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ bool parse_log_cfg(const char *conf_str,
 		bool *logger_skip_repeats,
 		enum log_timestamp_mode *show_timestamps);
 
+void bug_msg(int level, const char *msg);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/host.h b/src/host.h
index 45770ab8f..0ea30945c 100644
--- a/src/host.h
+++ b/src/host.h
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@
  * of module was successful but no state was created (eg. when driver had displayed help). */
 #define INIT_NOERR          ((void*)1) // NOLINT (cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-cstyle-cast)
 
-#define BUG_MSG "Please report a bug to " PACKAGE_BUGREPORT " if you reach here."
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
diff --git a/src/video_capture/DirectShowGrabber.cpp b/src/video_capture/DirectShowGrabber.cpp
index 7684242ac..e06f22e17 100644
--- a/src/video_capture/DirectShowGrabber.cpp
+++ b/src/video_capture/DirectShowGrabber.cpp
@@ -334,7 +334,8 @@ static struct video_desc vidcap_dshow_get_video_desc(AM_MEDIA_TYPE *mediaType)
 		desc.fps = 10000000.0/infoHeader->AvgTimePerFrame;
 		if (infoHeader->dwInterlaceFlags & AMINTERLACE_IsInterlaced) {
 			if (infoHeader->dwInterlaceFlags & AMINTERLACE_1FieldPerSample) {
-				LOG(LOG_LEVEL_WARNING) << MOD_NAME "1 Field Per Sample is not supported! " BUG_MSG "\n";
+                                bug_msg(LOG_LEVEL_WARNING, MOD_NAME
+                                        "1 Field Per Sample is not supported! ");
 			} else {
 				desc.interlacing = INTERLACED_MERGED;
 			}