diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py
index 66f21a008b..61bd57a530 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class BitBakeServer(object):
         self.serverinfo = BitbakeServerInfo(self.server.host, self.server.port)
 
     def detach(self):
-        daemonize.createDaemon(self.server.serve_forever)
+        daemonize.createDaemon(self.server.serve_forever, "bitbake-cookerdaemon.log")
         del self.cooker
         del self.server