diff --git a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_conf.c b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_conf.c
index 908c7884a62..ceee2dd7900 100644
--- a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_conf.c
+++ b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_conf.c
@@ -1194,10 +1194,6 @@ static int fpm_conf_post_process(int force_daemon TSRMLS_DC) /* {{{ */
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (0 > fpm_log_open(0)) {
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	if (0 > fpm_event_pre_init(fpm_global_config.events_mechanism)) {
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -1206,6 +1202,10 @@ static int fpm_conf_post_process(int force_daemon TSRMLS_DC) /* {{{ */
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	if (0 > fpm_log_open(0)) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	for (wp = fpm_worker_all_pools; wp; wp = wp->next) {
 		if (!wp->config->access_log || !*wp->config->access_log) {
 			continue;
diff --git a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_log.c b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_log.c
index c71281b0b97..b0bf32ac165 100644
--- a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_log.c
+++ b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_log.c
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ int fpm_log_open(int reopen) /* {{{ */
 		if (0 > fd) {
 			zlog(ZLOG_SYSERROR, "failed to open access log (%s)", wp->config->access_log);
 			return -1;
+		} else {
+			zlog(ZLOG_DEBUG, "open access log (%s)", wp->config->access_log);
 		}
 
 		if (reopen) {
diff --git a/sapi/fpm/php-fpm.conf.in b/sapi/fpm/php-fpm.conf.in
index 2b1566047f5..833a4f4f8c1 100644
--- a/sapi/fpm/php-fpm.conf.in
+++ b/sapi/fpm/php-fpm.conf.in
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
 
 ; Per pool prefix
 ; It only applies on the following directives:
+; - 'access.log'
 ; - 'slowlog'
 ; - 'listen' (unixsocket)
 ; - 'chroot'