diff --git a/src/lib/utils/log.cpp b/src/lib/utils/log.cpp
index 755e56a5..2c021cdd 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/log.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/utils/log.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ bool setLogFile(const char* filename)
 void closeLogFile()
 {
 	if (logFile != NULL) {
-		fclose(logFile);
+		if (logFile != stdout)
+			fclose(logFile);
 		logFile = NULL;
 	}
 }