diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/server/SrvDaemon.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/server/SrvDaemon.py
index 338d6e4d4a..d54dec26bb 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/server/SrvDaemon.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/server/SrvDaemon.py
@@ -484,10 +484,12 @@ class Daemon:
             # XXX KAF: Why doesn't this capture output from C extensions that
             # fprintf(stdout) or fprintf(stderr) ??
             os.open('/var/log/xend-debug.log', os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREAT)
+            os.dup(1)
         else:
             os.open('/dev/null', os.O_RDWR)
             os.dup(0)
-        os.dup(1)
+            os.open('/var/log/xend-debug.log', os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREAT)
+
         
     def start(self, trace=0):
         """Attempts to start the daemons.