diff --git a/src/basic/process-util.c b/src/basic/process-util.c
index 4a7367cc92..1ad8816206 100644
--- a/src/basic/process-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/process-util.c
@@ -667,6 +667,8 @@ bool is_main_thread(void) {
 
 noreturn void freeze(void) {
 
+        log_close();
+
         /* Make sure nobody waits for us on a socket anymore */
         close_all_fds(NULL, 0);