diff --git a/src/execute.c b/src/execute.c
index 250d53a42..065101431 100644
--- a/src/execute.c
+++ b/src/execute.c
@@ -1016,6 +1016,7 @@ int exec_spawn(ExecCommand *command,
                 /* Close sockets very early to make sure we don't
                  * block init reexecution because it cannot bind its
                  * sockets */
+                log_forget_fds();
                 if (close_all_fds(socket_fd >= 0 ? &socket_fd : fds,
                                   socket_fd >= 0 ? 1 : n_fds) < 0) {
                         r = EXIT_FDS;
diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index b8ce122f3..5c5b734f2 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -237,6 +237,10 @@ void log_close(void) {
         log_close_syslog();
 }
 
+void log_forget_fds(void) {
+        console_fd = kmsg_fd = syslog_fd = -1;
+}
+
 void log_set_max_level(int level) {
         assert((level & LOG_PRIMASK) == level);
 
diff --git a/src/log.h b/src/log.h
index c402afb8e..9942e3e9a 100644
--- a/src/log.h
+++ b/src/log.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ int log_get_max_level(void);
 
 int log_open(void);
 void log_close(void);
+void log_forget_fds(void);
 
 void log_close_syslog(void);
 void log_close_kmsg(void);