diff --git a/upstart-jobs/dovecot.nix b/upstart-jobs/dovecot.nix
index 349775635c0c..dca75dab1a55 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/dovecot.nix
+++ b/upstart-jobs/dovecot.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ let
     auth_verbose = yes
 
     pop3_uidl_format = %08Xv%08Xu
+
+    log_path = /var/log/dovecot.log
   ''
   ;
   confFile = pkgs.writeText "dovecot.conf" dovecotConf;