1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/util/log.c b/util/log.c
index def88a9402..d36c98da0b 100644
--- a/util/log.c
+++ b/util/log.c
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ static bool qemu_set_log_internal(const char *filename, bool changed_name,
             r->fd = logfile;
             qatomic_rcu_set(&global_file, NULL);
             call_rcu(r, rcu_close_file, rcu);
+        }
+        if (changed_name) {
             logfile = NULL;
         }
     }