diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8c1264f2a..c933cebe3 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2020-12-02  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
+
+	[base] Don't close 'stderr' after logging.
+
+	* src/base/ftdebug.c, builds/windows/ftdebug.c (ft_logging_deinit):
+	Fix it.
+
 2020-12-02  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
 
 	* submodules/dlg: Updated to commit 9f0c8b22.
diff --git a/builds/windows/ftdebug.c b/builds/windows/ftdebug.c
index c8e811e73..389b9d8a9 100644
--- a/builds/windows/ftdebug.c
+++ b/builds/windows/ftdebug.c
@@ -452,7 +452,8 @@
   FT_BASE_DEF( void )
   ft_logging_deinit( void )
   {
-    ft_fclose( ft_fileptr );
+    if ( ft_fileptr != stderr )
+      ft_fclose( ft_fileptr );
   }
 
 
diff --git a/src/base/ftdebug.c b/src/base/ftdebug.c
index e0b050d97..c8340bbd2 100644
--- a/src/base/ftdebug.c
+++ b/src/base/ftdebug.c
@@ -439,7 +439,8 @@
   FT_BASE_DEF( void )
   ft_logging_deinit( void )
   {
-    ft_fclose( ft_fileptr );
+    if ( ft_fileptr != stderr )
+      ft_fclose( ft_fileptr );
   }