diff --git a/source3/lib/debug.c b/source3/lib/debug.c
index d835ea7c176..d91b55dd23b 100644
--- a/source3/lib/debug.c
+++ b/source3/lib/debug.c
@@ -578,7 +578,9 @@ void setup_logging(const char *pname, bool interactive)
 	stdout_logging = False;
 	if (dbf) {
 		x_fflush(dbf);
-		(void) x_fclose(dbf);
+                if (dbf != x_stdout) {
+                        (void) x_fclose(dbf);
+                }
 	}
 
 	dbf = NULL;