diff --git a/src/logfile.c b/src/logfile.c
index 69fc4f7..b61308b 100644
--- a/src/logfile.c
+++ b/src/logfile.c
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ f2b_logfile_rotated(const f2b_logfile_t *file) {
 
   assert(file != NULL);
 
+  if (!file->opened)
+    return true;
+
   if (stat(file->path, &st) != 0)
     return true;