diff --git a/cmds/record.c b/cmds/record.c
index 54b17c786..74f9684cf 100644
--- a/cmds/record.c
+++ b/cmds/record.c
@@ -1423,12 +1423,15 @@ static void send_event_file(int sock, const char *dirname)
 	send_trace_metadata(sock, dirname, "events.txt");
 }
 
-static void send_log_file(int sock, const char *logfile)
+static void send_log_file(int sock, const char *dirname, const char *logfile)
 {
-	if (access(logfile, F_OK) != 0)
+	char *logfile_path = NULL;
+	xasprintf(&logfile_path, "%s/%s", dirname, logfile);
+
+	if (access(logfile_path, F_OK) != 0)
 		return;
 
-	send_trace_metadata(sock, NULL, (char *)logfile);
+	send_trace_metadata(sock, dirname, (char *)logfile);
 }
 
 static void update_session_maps(struct uftrace_opts *opts)
@@ -2070,7 +2073,7 @@ static void write_symbol_files(struct writer_data *wd, struct uftrace_opts *opts
 		if (opts->event)
 			send_event_file(sock, opts->dirname);
 		if (opts->logfile)
-			send_log_file(sock, opts->logfile);
+			send_log_file(sock, opts->dirname, opts->logfile);
 
 		send_trace_end(sock);
 		close(sock);
@@ -2275,7 +2278,7 @@ int command_record(int argc, char *argv[], struct uftrace_opts *opts)
 	check_perf_event(opts);
 
 	if (!opts->nop) {
-		if (create_directory(opts->dirname) < 0)
+		if (!opts->logfile && (create_directory(opts->dirname) < 0))
 			return -1;
 
 		xasprintf(&channel, "%s/%s", opts->dirname, ".channel");
diff --git a/uftrace.c b/uftrace.c
index 7ae1426ba..129ac1123 100644
--- a/uftrace.c
+++ b/uftrace.c
@@ -1474,7 +1474,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		debug = 1;
 
 	if (opts.logfile) {
-		logfp = fopen(opts.logfile, "a");
+		char *logfile_path = NULL;
+		if (create_directory(opts.dirname) < 0) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto cleanup;
+		}
+
+		xasprintf(&logfile_path, "%s/%s", opts.dirname, opts.logfile);
+		logfp = fopen(logfile_path, "a");
+		free(logfile_path);
+
 		if (logfp == NULL) {
 			logfp = stderr;
 			pr_err("cannot open log file");
@@ -1583,9 +1592,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	wait_for_pager();
 
 cleanup:
-	if (opts.logfile)
+	if (opts.logfile) {
+		char *logfile_path = NULL;
 		fclose(logfp);
 
+		xasprintf(&logfile_path, "%s/%s", opts.dirname, opts.logfile);
+		copy_file(opts.logfile, logfile_path);
+
+		free(logfile_path);
+	}
 	if (opts.opt_file)
 		free_parsed_cmdline(argv - opts.idx);