diff -urN pdnsd-1.2.4.orig/src/main.c pdnsd-1.2.4/src/main.c
--- pdnsd-1.2.4.orig/src/main.c	2006-04-26 23:30:58.000000000 -0400
+++ pdnsd-1.2.4/src/main.c	2006-04-26 23:31:04.000000000 -0400
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+
 	init_cache();
 	{
 		char *errmsg;
@@ -482,6 +483,15 @@
 
 	if (!init_rng())
 		exit(1);
+#if DEBUG>0
+	if (debug_p) {
+	  char dbgdir[strlen(global.cache_dir)+sizeof("/pdnsd.debug")];
+	  stpcpy(stpcpy(dbgdir,global.cache_dir),"/pdnsd.debug");
+	  if (!(dbg_file=fopen(dbgdir,"w")))
+	    debug_p=0;
+	}
+#endif
+
 #if (TARGET==TARGET_LINUX)
 	if (!final_init())
 		exit(1);
@@ -550,14 +560,6 @@
 		dup2(fd,1);
 		dup2(fd,2);
 		close(fd);
-#if DEBUG>0
-		if (debug_p) {
-		  char dbgdir[strlen(global.cache_dir)+sizeof("/pdnsd.debug")];
-		  stpcpy(stpcpy(dbgdir,global.cache_dir),"/pdnsd.debug");
-		  if (!(dbg_file=fopen(dbgdir,"w")))
-		    debug_p=0;
-		}
-#endif
 	} else {
 #if DEBUG>0
 		dbg_file=stdout;