diff --git a/src/service.c b/src/service.c
index cb8399cf..129f305b 100644
--- a/src/service.c
+++ b/src/service.c
@@ -191,9 +191,6 @@ static int lredirect(svc_t *svc)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	dup2(fd, STDOUT_FILENO);
-	dup2(fd, STDERR_FILENO);
-
 	pid = fork();
 	if (pid == 0) {
 		int fds;
@@ -240,6 +237,9 @@ static int lredirect(svc_t *svc)
 		_exit(0);
 	}
 
+	dup2(fd, STDOUT_FILENO);
+	dup2(fd, STDERR_FILENO);
+
 	return close(fd);
 }