diff --git a/cr-restore.c b/cr-restore.c
index b29a8b7bb..b306cbddd 100644
--- a/cr-restore.c
+++ b/cr-restore.c
@@ -719,8 +719,6 @@ static int restore_one_alive_task(int pid, CoreEntry *core)
 	if (prepare_sigactions(pid))
 		return -1;
 
-	log_closedir();
-
 	if (open_vmas(pid))
 		return -1;
 
@@ -854,6 +852,9 @@ static int restore_one_task(int pid, CoreEntry *core)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	/* No more fork()-s => no more per-pid logs */
+	log_closedir();
+
 	switch ((int)core->tc->task_state) {
 	case TASK_ALIVE:
 	case TASK_STOPPED: