diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
index 60a9fcf..0601f3f 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
@@ -1061,10 +1061,9 @@
 
     value = cf->args->elts;
 
-    ngx_test_null(lcf->err_log, ngx_log_create_errlog(cf->cycle),
+    ngx_test_null(lcf->err_log,
+                  ngx_log_create_errlog(cf->cycle, &value[1]),
                   NGX_CONF_ERROR);
 
-    lcf->err_log->file->name = value[1];
-
     return NGX_CONF_OK;
 }