diff --git a/src/config_log_file.cpp b/src/config_log_file.cpp
index 65271990..f37c1f6d 100644
--- a/src/config_log_file.cpp
+++ b/src/config_log_file.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 
 LogFile::LogFile(const std::string &s_)
 {
-  fuse_debug_set_output(s_);
+  if(!s_.empty())
+    fuse_debug_set_output(s_);
 }
 
 std::string
diff --git a/vendored/libfuse/lib/debug.cpp b/vendored/libfuse/lib/debug.cpp
index 57a48c2c..7dfd9027 100644
--- a/vendored/libfuse/lib/debug.cpp
+++ b/vendored/libfuse/lib/debug.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ _debug_set_output_stderr()
   auto new_log_file = std::shared_ptr<FILE>(stderr,[](FILE*){});
 
   fuse_cfg.log_file(new_log_file);
-  fuse_cfg.log_filepath("/dev/stderr");
+  fuse_cfg.log_filepath("");
 
   return 0;
 }