diff --git a/libraries/DatabaseInterface.php b/libraries/DatabaseInterface.php
index 7823c03668..d5445ac6cd 100644
--- a/libraries/DatabaseInterface.php
+++ b/libraries/DatabaseInterface.php
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ class DatabaseInterface
                     'SQL[' . basename($_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME']) . ']: '
                     . sprintf('%0.3f', $time) . ' > ' . $query
                 );
+                closelog();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/libraries/Logging.php b/libraries/Logging.php
index d8d018028e..09c225df94 100644
--- a/libraries/Logging.php
+++ b/libraries/Logging.php
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class Logging
                 'user denied: ' . $user . ' (' . $status . ') from ' .
                 PMA_getIp()
             );
+            closelog();
         }
     }
 }