--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_log_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_log_module.c
@@ -373,6 +373,8 @@ ngx_http_log_script_write(ngx_http_reque
     ngx_http_log_loc_conf_t   *llcf;
     ngx_http_core_loc_conf_t  *clcf;
 
+    clcf = ngx_http_get_module_loc_conf(r, ngx_http_core_module);
+
     if (!r->root_tested) {
 
         /* test root directory existance */
@@ -384,8 +386,6 @@ ngx_http_log_script_write(ngx_http_reque
 
         path.data[root] = '\0';
 
-        clcf = ngx_http_get_module_loc_conf(r, ngx_http_core_module);
-
         ngx_memzero(&of, sizeof(ngx_open_file_info_t));
 
         of.valid = clcf->open_file_cache_valid;
@@ -394,6 +394,9 @@ ngx_http_log_script_write(ngx_http_reque
         of.test_only = 1;
         of.errors = clcf->open_file_cache_errors;
         of.events = clcf->open_file_cache_events;
+#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
+        of.disable_symlinks = clcf->disable_symlinks;
+#endif
 
         if (ngx_open_cached_file(clcf->open_file_cache, &path, &of, r->pool)
             != NGX_OK)
@@ -441,6 +444,9 @@ ngx_http_log_script_write(ngx_http_reque
     of.valid = llcf->open_file_cache_valid;
     of.min_uses = llcf->open_file_cache_min_uses;
     of.directio = NGX_OPEN_FILE_DIRECTIO_OFF;
+#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
+    of.disable_symlinks = clcf->disable_symlinks;
+#endif
 
     if (ngx_open_cached_file(llcf->open_file_cache, &log, &of, r->pool)
         != NGX_OK)