diff --git a/plugins/inputs/logparser/logparser.go b/plugins/inputs/logparser/logparser.go
index b6640cdc9..33b12fcc7 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/logparser/logparser.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/logparser/logparser.go
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ func (l *LogParserPlugin) tailNewfiles(fromBeginning bool) error {
 					Follow:    true,
 					Location:  &seek,
 					MustExist: true,
+					Logger:    tail.DiscardingLogger,
 				})
 			if err != nil {
 				l.acc.AddError(err)
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/tail/tail.go b/plugins/inputs/tail/tail.go
index 5b3c864c0..7812cf8c1 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/tail/tail.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/tail/tail.go
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ func (t *Tail) Start(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 					Location:  seek,
 					MustExist: true,
 					Pipe:      t.Pipe,
+					Logger:    tail.DiscardingLogger,
 				})
 			if err != nil {
 				acc.AddError(err)