diff --git a/modules/core/src/logger.cpp b/modules/core/src/logger.cpp
index b87789185a..7dd6f93817 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/logger.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/logger.cpp
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ struct GlobalLoggingInitCall
     GlobalLoggingInitCall()
     {
         getGlobalLoggingInitStruct();
+        (void)getGlobalLogTag();  // complete initialization of logger structures
     }
 };