--- server/log.c	(revision 447867)
+++ server/log.c	(working copy)
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ 
 }
 
 static int log_child(apr_pool_t *p, const char *progname,
-                     apr_file_t **fpin)
+                     apr_file_t **fpin, int dummy_stderr)
 {
     /* Child process code for 'ErrorLog "|..."';
      * may want a common framework for this, since I expect it will
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ 
         && ((rc = apr_procattr_io_set(procattr,
                                       APR_FULL_BLOCK,
                                       APR_NO_PIPE,
-                                      APR_NO_PIPE)) == APR_SUCCESS)
+                                      dummy_stderr ? APR_FULL_BLOCK : APR_NO_PIPE)) == APR_SUCCESS)
         && ((rc = apr_procattr_error_check_set(procattr, 1)) == APR_SUCCESS)
         && ((rc = apr_procattr_child_errfn_set(procattr, log_child_errfn)) == APR_SUCCESS)) {
         char **args;
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ 
         apr_file_t *dummy = NULL;
 
         /* This starts a new process... */
-        rc = log_child (p, s->error_fname + 1, &dummy);
+        rc = log_child (p, s->error_fname + 1, &dummy, 1);
         if (rc != APR_SUCCESS) {
             ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_STARTUP, rc, NULL,
                          "Couldn't start ErrorLog process");
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ 
     apr_file_t *dummy = NULL;
     int rc;
 
-    rc = log_child(p, program, &dummy);
+    rc = log_child(p, program, &dummy, 0);
     if (rc != APR_SUCCESS) {
         ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_STARTUP, rc, NULL,
                      "Couldn't start piped log process");