diff --git a/libs/temporal/debug.cc b/libs/temporal/debug.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8914384aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/temporal/debug.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 Paul Davis <paul@linuxaudiosystems.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+
+#include "temporal/debug.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+PBD::DebugBits PBD::DEBUG::TemporalMap = PBD::new_debug_bit ("TemporalMap");
+PBD::DebugBits PBD::DEBUG::TemporalDomainConvert = PBD::new_debug_bit ("TemporalDomainConvert");
diff --git a/libs/temporal/wscript b/libs/temporal/wscript
index b63d2b056e..573afe1588 100644
--- a/libs/temporal/wscript
+++ b/libs/temporal/wscript
@@ -24,7 +24,14 @@ APPNAME = 'temporal'
 VERSION = TEMPORAL_VERSION
 I18N_PACKAGE = 'libtemporal'
 
-temporal_sources = [ 'time.cc', 'bbt_time.cc', 'tempo.cc', 'timeline.cc', 'superclock.cc' ]
+temporal_sources = [ 
+    'debug.cc',
+    'bbt_time.cc',
+    'tempo.cc',
+    'time.cc',
+    'timeline.cc',
+    'superclock.cc'
+]
 
 def options(opt):
     autowaf.set_options(opt)