diff --git a/src/util-logopenfile.c b/src/util-logopenfile.c
index 2694aa11f763..f188bb908ef0 100644
--- a/src/util-logopenfile.c
+++ b/src/util-logopenfile.c
@@ -500,7 +500,9 @@ int SCConfLogReopen(LogFileCtx *log_ctx)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    fclose(log_ctx->fp);
+    if (log_ctx->fp != NULL) {
+        fclose(log_ctx->fp);
+    }
 
     /* Reopen the file. Append is forced in case the file was not
      * moved as part of a rotation process. */