diff --git a/common/log.c b/common/log.c
index 219c08a3..5148772f 100644
--- a/common/log.c
+++ b/common/log.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ internal_log_file_open(const char *fname)
 
     if (fname != NULL)
     {
-	if (g_strcmp(fname, "-") != 0)
+	if (g_strcmp(fname, "<stdout>") != 0)
 	{
 	    ret = open(fname, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_APPEND | O_SYNC,
 		       S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ internal_config_read_logging(int file,
 
             if (lc->log_file != NULL)
             {
-                if (lc->log_file[0] != '/' && g_strcmp(lc->log_file, "-") != 0)
+                if (lc->log_file[0] != '/' && g_strcmp(lc->log_file, "<stdout>") != 0)
                 {
                     temp_buf = (char *)g_malloc(512, 0);
                     g_snprintf(temp_buf, 511, "%s/%s", XRDP_LOG_PATH, lc->log_file);
diff --git a/docs/man/xrdp.ini.5.in b/docs/man/xrdp.ini.5.in
index 56df6488..46240b62 100644
--- a/docs/man/xrdp.ini.5.in
+++ b/docs/man/xrdp.ini.5.in
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ The following parameters can be used in the \fB[Logging]\fR section:
 
 .TP
 \fBLogFile\fR=\fI@localstatedir@/log/xrdp.log\fR
-This options contains the path to logfile. It can be either absolute or relative. If set to "-", log will go to stdout, which is useful for debugging\fR
+This options contains the path to logfile. It can be either absolute or relative. If set to \fB<stdout>\fR, log will go to stdout, which is useful for debugging\fR
 
 .TP
 \fBLogLevel\fR=\fIlevel\fR