diff -r -u -N geomyidae/main.c geomyidae-journald/main.c
--- geomyidae/main.c	2018-08-26 14:10:15.625690876 +0200
+++ geomyidae-journald/main.c	2018-08-26 18:52:59.695600426 +0200
@@ -470,7 +470,12 @@
 	}
 
 	if (logfile != NULL) {
-		glfd = open(logfile, O_APPEND | O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, 0644);
+		if (strncasecmp(logfile, "stdout", 6) == 0) {
+			glfd = 1;
+		}
+		else {
+			glfd = open(logfile, O_APPEND | O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, 0644);
+		}
 		if (glfd < 0) {
 			perror("log");
 			return 1;