diff --git a/logcat/logcat.cpp b/logcat/logcat.cpp
index b71ce86a4..d3b5ed0b9 100644
--- a/logcat/logcat.cpp
+++ b/logcat/logcat.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static EventTagMap* g_eventTagMap = NULL;
 
 static int openLogFile (const char *pathname)
 {
-    return open(g_outputFileName, O_WRONLY | O_APPEND | O_CREAT, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
+    return open(pathname, O_WRONLY | O_APPEND | O_CREAT, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
 }
 
 static void rotateLogs()