diff --git a/src/lxc/execute.c b/src/lxc/execute.c
index 1b142aeca..40856a337 100644
--- a/src/lxc/execute.c
+++ b/src/lxc/execute.c
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ static int execute_start(struct lxc_handler *handler, void* data)
 		argv[i++] = (char *)lxc_log_priority_to_string(lxc_log_get_level());
 	}
 
+	if (handler->conf->logfile) {
+		argv[i++] = "-o";
+		argv[i++] = (char *)handler->conf->logfile;
+	}
+
 	if (my_args->quiet)
 		argv[i++] = "--quiet";