diff --git a/src/or/main.c b/src/or/main.c
index b00b6df684..49045ed5b7 100644
--- a/src/or/main.c
+++ b/src/or/main.c
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ void daemonize(void) {
   umask(000);
 
   fclose(stdin);
-  fclose(stdout); /* XXX Nick: this closes our log, right? is it safe to leave this open? */
+  fclose(stdout);
   fclose(stderr);
 #endif
 }