diff --git a/src/core/rawlog.c b/src/core/rawlog.c
index 2b46c50d..5927e730 100644
--- a/src/core/rawlog.c
+++ b/src/core/rawlog.c
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ void rawlog_save(RAWLOG_REC *rawlog, const char *fname)
 	f = open(path, O_WRONLY | O_APPEND | O_CREAT, log_file_create_mode);
 	g_free(path);
 
+	if (f < 0) {
+		g_warning("rawlog open() failed: %s", strerror(errno));
+		return;
+	}
+
 	rawlog_dump(rawlog, f);
 	close(f);
 }