diff --git a/src/core/log.c b/src/core/log.c
index 743121f7..f3cb1153 100644
--- a/src/core/log.c
+++ b/src/core/log.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void log_stop_logging(LOG_REC *log)
 
 static void log_rotate_check(LOG_REC *log)
 {
-	char *new_fname;
+	char *new_fname, *dir;
 
 	g_return_if_fail(log != NULL);
 
@@ -177,6 +177,11 @@ static void log_rotate_check(LOG_REC *log)
 		/* rotate log */
 		log_stop_logging(log);
 		signal_emit("log rotated", 1, log);
+
+		dir = g_dirname(new_fname);
+		mkpath(dir, LOG_DIR_CREATE_MODE);
+		g_free(dir);
+
 		log_start_logging(log);
 	}
 	g_free(new_fname);
diff --git a/src/core/log.h b/src/core/log.h
index 0bca0820..8631c7a5 100644
--- a/src/core/log.h
+++ b/src/core/log.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef __LOG_H
 #define __LOG_H
 
+#define LOG_DIR_CREATE_MODE 0770
+
 enum {
 	LOG_ITEM_TARGET, /* channel, query, .. */
 	LOG_ITEM_WINDOW_REFNUM
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/fe-log.c b/src/fe-common/core/fe-log.c
index dad36684..a0be229b 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/fe-log.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/fe-log.c
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@
 /* close autologs after 5 minutes of inactivity */
 #define AUTOLOG_INACTIVITY_CLOSE (60*5)
 
-#define LOG_DIR_CREATE_MODE 0770
-
 static int autolog_level;
 static int autoremove_tag;
 static const char *autolog_path;