diff --git a/base/commandLine.cpp b/base/commandLine.cpp
index b204c15037f..7020c73afe8 100644
--- a/base/commandLine.cpp
+++ b/base/commandLine.cpp
@@ -1896,6 +1896,7 @@ bool processSettings(Common::String &command, Common::StringMap &settings, Commo
 	// Finally, store the command line settings into the config manager.
 	static const char * const sessionSettings[] = {
 		"config",
+		"logfile",
 		"initial-cfg",
 		"fullscreen",
 		"gfx-mode",