diff --git a/include/qemu/log.h b/include/qemu/log.h
index a91105b2ad..a7c5b01571 100644
--- a/include/qemu/log.h
+++ b/include/qemu/log.h
@@ -53,14 +53,17 @@ static inline bool qemu_log_separate(void)
  * qemu_loglevel is never set when qemu_logfile is unset.
  */
 
-static inline void qemu_log_lock(void)
+static inline FILE *qemu_log_lock(void)
 {
     qemu_flockfile(qemu_logfile);
+    return logfile->fd;
 }
 
-static inline void qemu_log_unlock(void)
+static inline void qemu_log_unlock(FILE *fd)
 {
-    qemu_funlockfile(qemu_logfile);
+    if (fd) {
+        qemu_funlockfile(fd);
+    }
 }
 
 /* Logging functions: */
diff --git a/net/can/can_socketcan.c b/net/can/can_socketcan.c
index 8a6ffad40c..29bfacd4f8 100644
--- a/net/can/can_socketcan.c
+++ b/net/can/can_socketcan.c
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ QEMU_BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(qemu_can_frame, data)
 static void can_host_socketcan_display_msg(struct qemu_can_frame *msg)
 {
     int i;
-
-    qemu_log_lock();
+    FILE *logfile = qemu_log_lock();
     qemu_log("[cansocketcan]: %03X [%01d] %s %s",
              msg->can_id & QEMU_CAN_EFF_MASK,
              msg->can_dlc,
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ static void can_host_socketcan_display_msg(struct qemu_can_frame *msg)
     }
     qemu_log("\n");
     qemu_log_flush();
-    qemu_log_unlock();
+    qemu_log_unlock(logfile);
 }
 
 static void can_host_socketcan_read(void *opaque)
diff --git a/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c b/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c
index c01f59c743..62068d10c3 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static inline tcg_target_ulong cpu_tb_exec(CPUState *cpu, TranslationBlock *itb)
 #if defined(DEBUG_DISAS)
     if (qemu_loglevel_mask(CPU_LOG_TB_CPU)
         && qemu_log_in_addr_range(itb->pc)) {
-        qemu_log_lock();
+        FILE *logfile = qemu_log_lock();
         int flags = 0;
         if (qemu_loglevel_mask(CPU_LOG_TB_FPU)) {
             flags |= CPU_DUMP_FPU;
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static inline tcg_target_ulong cpu_tb_exec(CPUState *cpu, TranslationBlock *itb)
         flags |= CPU_DUMP_CCOP;
 #endif
         log_cpu_state(cpu, flags);
-        qemu_log_unlock();
+        qemu_log_unlock(logfile);
     }
 #endif /* DEBUG_DISAS */
 
diff --git a/accel/tcg/translate-all.c b/accel/tcg/translate-all.c
index 9f48da9472..bb325a2bc4 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/translate-all.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/translate-all.c
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@ TranslationBlock *tb_gen_code(CPUState *cpu,
 #ifdef DEBUG_DISAS
     if (qemu_loglevel_mask(CPU_LOG_TB_OUT_ASM) &&
         qemu_log_in_addr_range(tb->pc)) {
-        qemu_log_lock();
+        FILE *logfile = qemu_log_lock();
         qemu_log("OUT: [size=%d]\n", gen_code_size);
         if (tcg_ctx->data_gen_ptr) {
             size_t code_size = tcg_ctx->data_gen_ptr - tb->tc.ptr;
@@ -1829,7 +1829,7 @@ TranslationBlock *tb_gen_code(CPUState *cpu,
         }
         qemu_log("\n");
         qemu_log_flush();
-        qemu_log_unlock();
+        qemu_log_unlock(logfile);
     }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/accel/tcg/translator.c b/accel/tcg/translator.c
index f977682be7..603d17ff83 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/translator.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/translator.c
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@ void translator_loop(const TranslatorOps *ops, DisasContextBase *db,
 #ifdef DEBUG_DISAS
     if (qemu_loglevel_mask(CPU_LOG_TB_IN_ASM)
         && qemu_log_in_addr_range(db->pc_first)) {
-        qemu_log_lock();
+        FILE *logfile = qemu_log_lock();
         qemu_log("----------------\n");
         ops->disas_log(db, cpu);
         qemu_log("\n");
-        qemu_log_unlock();
+        qemu_log_unlock(logfile);
     }
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index ffdb518535..c994a00f10 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -1223,13 +1223,13 @@ void cpu_abort(CPUState *cpu, const char *fmt, ...)
     fprintf(stderr, "\n");
     cpu_dump_state(cpu, stderr, CPU_DUMP_FPU | CPU_DUMP_CCOP);
     if (qemu_log_separate()) {
-        qemu_log_lock();
+        FILE *logfile = qemu_log_lock();
         qemu_log("qemu: fatal: ");
         qemu_log_vprintf(fmt, ap2);
         qemu_log("\n");
         log_cpu_state(cpu, CPU_DUMP_FPU | CPU_DUMP_CCOP);
         qemu_log_flush();
-        qemu_log_unlock();
+        qemu_log_unlock(logfile);
         qemu_log_close();
     }
     va_end(ap2);
diff --git a/hw/net/can/can_sja1000.c b/hw/net/can/can_sja1000.c
index 1f81341554..39c78faf9b 100644
--- a/hw/net/can/can_sja1000.c
+++ b/hw/net/can/can_sja1000.c
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ int can_sja_accept_filter(CanSJA1000State *s,
 static void can_display_msg(const char *prefix, const qemu_can_frame *msg)
 {
     int i;
+    FILE *logfile = qemu_log_lock();
 
-    qemu_log_lock();
     qemu_log("%s%03X [%01d] %s %s",
              prefix,
              msg->can_id & QEMU_CAN_EFF_MASK,
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static void can_display_msg(const char *prefix, const qemu_can_frame *msg)
     }
     qemu_log("\n");
     qemu_log_flush();
-    qemu_log_unlock();
+    qemu_log_unlock(logfile);
 }
 
 static void buff2frame_pel(const uint8_t *buff, qemu_can_frame *frame)
diff --git a/target/cris/translate.c b/target/cris/translate.c
index e752bd0609..cb57516a44 100644
--- a/target/cris/translate.c
+++ b/target/cris/translate.c
@@ -3273,11 +3273,11 @@ void gen_intermediate_code(CPUState *cs, TranslationBlock *tb, int max_insns)
 #if !DISAS_CRIS
     if (qemu_loglevel_mask(CPU_LOG_TB_IN_ASM)
         && qemu_log_in_addr_range(pc_start)) {
-        qemu_log_lock();
+        FILE *logfile = qemu_log_lock();
         qemu_log("--------------\n");
         qemu_log("IN: %s\n", lookup_symbol(pc_start));
         log_target_disas(cs, pc_start, dc->pc - pc_start);
-        qemu_log_unlock();
+        qemu_log_unlock(logfile);
     }
 #endif
 #endif
diff --git a/target/i386/translate.c b/target/i386/translate.c
index 77e932d827..7c99ef1385 100644
--- a/target/i386/translate.c
+++ b/target/i386/translate.c
@@ -2502,14 +2502,15 @@ static void gen_unknown_opcode(CPUX86State *env, DisasContext *s)
     gen_illegal_opcode(s);
 
     if (qemu_loglevel_mask(LOG_UNIMP)) {
+        FILE *logfile = qemu_log_lock();
         target_ulong pc = s->pc_start, end = s->pc;
-        qemu_log_lock();
+
         qemu_log("ILLOPC: " TARGET_FMT_lx ":", pc);
         for (; pc < end; ++pc) {
             qemu_log(" %02x", cpu_ldub_code(env, pc));
         }
         qemu_log("\n");
-        qemu_log_unlock();
+        qemu_log_unlock(logfile);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/target/lm32/translate.c b/target/lm32/translate.c
index 778cae1e81..73db9654d6 100644
--- a/target/lm32/translate.c
+++ b/target/lm32/translate.c
@@ -1137,10 +1137,10 @@ void gen_intermediate_code(CPUState *cs, TranslationBlock *tb, int max_insns)
 #ifdef DEBUG_DISAS
     if (qemu_loglevel_mask(CPU_LOG_TB_IN_ASM)
         && qemu_log_in_addr_range(pc_start)) {
-        qemu_log_lock();
+        FILE *logfile = qemu_log_lock();
         qemu_log("\n");
         log_target_disas(cs, pc_start, dc->pc - pc_start);
-        qemu_log_unlock();
+        qemu_log_unlock(logfile);
     }
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/target/microblaze/translate.c b/target/microblaze/translate.c
index 761f535357..cc1ad15656 100644
--- a/target/microblaze/translate.c
+++ b/target/microblaze/translate.c
@@ -1766,10 +1766,10 @@ void gen_intermediate_code(CPUState *cs, TranslationBlock *tb, int max_insns)
 #if !SIM_COMPAT
     if (qemu_loglevel_mask(CPU_LOG_TB_IN_ASM)
         && qemu_log_in_addr_range(pc_start)) {
-        qemu_log_lock();
+        FILE *logfile = qemu_log_lock();
         qemu_log("--------------\n");
         log_target_disas(cs, pc_start, dc->pc - pc_start);
-        qemu_log_unlock();
+        qemu_log_unlock(logfile);
     }
 #endif
 #endif
diff --git a/target/nios2/translate.c b/target/nios2/translate.c
index e17656e66f..82107bf270 100644
--- a/target/nios2/translate.c
+++ b/target/nios2/translate.c
@@ -892,11 +892,11 @@ void gen_intermediate_code(CPUState *cs, TranslationBlock *tb, int max_insns)
 #ifdef DEBUG_DISAS
     if (qemu_loglevel_mask(CPU_LOG_TB_IN_ASM)
         && qemu_log_in_addr_range(tb->pc)) {
-        qemu_log_lock();
+        FILE *logfile = qemu_log_lock();
         qemu_log("IN: %s\n", lookup_symbol(tb->pc));
         log_target_disas(cs, tb->pc, dc->pc - tb->pc);
         qemu_log("\n");
-        qemu_log_unlock();
+        qemu_log_unlock(logfile);
     }
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/target/tilegx/translate.c b/target/tilegx/translate.c
index 68dd4aa2d8..fd406f4f71 100644
--- a/target/tilegx/translate.c
+++ b/target/tilegx/translate.c
@@ -2377,6 +2377,7 @@ void gen_intermediate_code(CPUState *cs, TranslationBlock *tb, int max_insns)
     uint64_t pc_start = tb->pc;
     uint64_t page_start = pc_start & TARGET_PAGE_MASK;
     int num_insns = 0;
+    FILE *logfile = NULL;
 
     dc->pc = pc_start;
     dc->mmuidx = 0;
@@ -2388,7 +2389,7 @@ void gen_intermediate_code(CPUState *cs, TranslationBlock *tb, int max_insns)
     dc->zero = NULL;
 
     if (qemu_loglevel_mask(CPU_LOG_TB_IN_ASM)) {
-        qemu_log_lock();
+        logfile = qemu_log_lock();
         qemu_log("IN: %s\n", lookup_symbol(pc_start));
     }
     gen_tb_start(tb);
@@ -2418,9 +2419,9 @@ void gen_intermediate_code(CPUState *cs, TranslationBlock *tb, int max_insns)
     tb->size = dc->pc - pc_start;
     tb->icount = num_insns;
 
-    if (qemu_loglevel_mask(CPU_LOG_TB_IN_ASM)) {
+    if (logfile) {
         qemu_log("\n");
-        qemu_log_unlock();
+        qemu_log_unlock(logfile);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/target/unicore32/translate.c b/target/unicore32/translate.c
index 0e01f35856..0f6891b8aa 100644
--- a/target/unicore32/translate.c
+++ b/target/unicore32/translate.c
@@ -1994,12 +1994,12 @@ done_generating:
 #ifdef DEBUG_DISAS
     if (qemu_loglevel_mask(CPU_LOG_TB_IN_ASM)
         && qemu_log_in_addr_range(pc_start)) {
-        qemu_log_lock();
+        FILE *logfile = qemu_log_lock();
         qemu_log("----------------\n");
         qemu_log("IN: %s\n", lookup_symbol(pc_start));
         log_target_disas(cs, pc_start, dc->pc - pc_start);
         qemu_log("\n");
-        qemu_log_unlock();
+        qemu_log_unlock(logfile);
     }
 #endif
     tb->size = dc->pc - pc_start;
diff --git a/tcg/tcg.c b/tcg/tcg.c
index 5475d49ed1..0511266d85 100644
--- a/tcg/tcg.c
+++ b/tcg/tcg.c
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ void tcg_prologue_init(TCGContext *s)
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_DISAS
     if (qemu_loglevel_mask(CPU_LOG_TB_OUT_ASM)) {
-        qemu_log_lock();
+        FILE *logfile = qemu_log_lock();
         qemu_log("PROLOGUE: [size=%zu]\n", prologue_size);
         if (s->data_gen_ptr) {
             size_t code_size = s->data_gen_ptr - buf0;
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ void tcg_prologue_init(TCGContext *s)
         }
         qemu_log("\n");
         qemu_log_flush();
-        qemu_log_unlock();
+        qemu_log_unlock(logfile);
     }
 #endif
 
@@ -4041,11 +4041,11 @@ int tcg_gen_code(TCGContext *s, TranslationBlock *tb)
 #ifdef DEBUG_DISAS
     if (unlikely(qemu_loglevel_mask(CPU_LOG_TB_OP)
                  && qemu_log_in_addr_range(tb->pc))) {
-        qemu_log_lock();
+        FILE *logfile = qemu_log_lock();
         qemu_log("OP:\n");
         tcg_dump_ops(s, false);
         qemu_log("\n");
-        qemu_log_unlock();
+        qemu_log_unlock(logfile);
     }
 #endif
 
@@ -4086,11 +4086,11 @@ int tcg_gen_code(TCGContext *s, TranslationBlock *tb)
 #ifdef DEBUG_DISAS
         if (unlikely(qemu_loglevel_mask(CPU_LOG_TB_OP_IND)
                      && qemu_log_in_addr_range(tb->pc))) {
-            qemu_log_lock();
+            FILE *logfile = qemu_log_lock();
             qemu_log("OP before indirect lowering:\n");
             tcg_dump_ops(s, false);
             qemu_log("\n");
-            qemu_log_unlock();
+            qemu_log_unlock(logfile);
         }
 #endif
         /* Replace indirect temps with direct temps.  */
@@ -4107,11 +4107,11 @@ int tcg_gen_code(TCGContext *s, TranslationBlock *tb)
 #ifdef DEBUG_DISAS
     if (unlikely(qemu_loglevel_mask(CPU_LOG_TB_OP_OPT)
                  && qemu_log_in_addr_range(tb->pc))) {
-        qemu_log_lock();
+        FILE *logfile = qemu_log_lock();
         qemu_log("OP after optimization and liveness analysis:\n");
         tcg_dump_ops(s, true);
         qemu_log("\n");
-        qemu_log_unlock();
+        qemu_log_unlock(logfile);
     }
 #endif
 
