diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
index e38826d..4964674 100644
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ void options_parse(int argc, char *argv[])
                 break;
 
             case OPT_LOG_FILE:
+                option.log = true;
                 option.log_filename = optarg;
                 break;