1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/base/ftdebug.c b/src/base/ftdebug.c
index 68fb0394d..f0e798b60 100644
--- a/src/base/ftdebug.c
+++ b/src/base/ftdebug.c
@@ -412,8 +412,14 @@ else
   {
     ft_default_log_handler = ft_log_handler;
     ft_default_trace_level = ft_getenv( "FT2_DEBUG" );
-    ft_fileptr = fopen( ft_getenv( "FT_LOGGING_FILE" ), "w" );
-    
+    if( ft_getenv( "FT_LOGGING_FILE" ) )
+    {
+      ft_fileptr = fopen( ft_getenv( "FT_LOGGING_FILE" ) , "w" );
+    }    
+    else 
+    {
+      ft_fileptr = stderr;
+    }
     ft_debug_init();
     /* We need to set the default FreeType specific dlg's output handler */
     dlg_set_handler( ft_default_log_handler, NULL );