diff --git a/src/lxc/execute.c b/src/lxc/execute.c
index 26b8fa8647..dc23bb3ea7 100644
--- a/src/lxc/execute.c
+++ b/src/lxc/execute.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static int execute_start(struct lxc_handler *handler, void* data)
 			goto out2;
 		}
 
-		ret = snprintf(logfile, sizeof(logfile), "/proc/1/fd/%d", logfd);
+		ret = snprintf(logfile, sizeof(logfile), "/proc/self/fd/%d", logfd);
 		if (ret < 0 || (size_t)ret >= sizeof(logfile))
 			goto out3;