diff --git a/gnu/services/mcron.scm b/gnu/services/mcron.scm
index 1b232b6cba6765e9c5d2de64d1f2940ae2b2a73e..fd84589c19884354007830b9457dd89a2a3a35c3 100644
--- a/gnu/services/mcron.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/mcron.scm
@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@ (define mcron-shepherd-services
                         (cons* "GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=0"
                                "PATH=/run/current-system/profile/bin"
                                (remove (cut string-prefix? "PATH=" <>)
-                                       (environ)))))
+                                       (environ)))
+
+                        #:log-file "/var/log/mcron.log"))
               (stop #~(make-kill-destructor))
 
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