logrotate.diff

diff --git a/lib/Mojo/Log.pm b/lib/Mojo/Log.pm
index 007d95387..19493adb9 100644
--- a/lib/Mojo/Log.pm
+++ b/lib/Mojo/Log.pm
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ sub append {

   return unless my $handle = $self->handle;
   flock $handle, LOCK_EX;
-  $handle->print(encode('UTF-8', $msg)) or croak "Can't write to log: $!";
+  $handle->print(encode('UTF-8', $msg))
+    or delete($self->{handle}) && croak "Can't write to log: $!";
   flock $handle, LOCK_UN;
 }