diff --git a/options/options.c b/options/options.c
index 13727849b5..d985086a6e 100644
--- a/options/options.c
+++ b/options/options.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ const m_option_t mp_opts[] = {
                 .type = &m_option_type_msglevels),
     OPT_STRING("dump-stats", dump_stats, CONF_GLOBAL | CONF_PRE_PARSE),
     OPT_FLAG("msg-color", msg_color, CONF_GLOBAL | CONF_PRE_PARSE),
-    OPT_STRING("log-file", log_file, CONF_GLOBAL | CONF_PRE_PARSE),
+    OPT_STRING("log-file", log_file, CONF_GLOBAL | CONF_PRE_PARSE | M_OPT_FILE),
     OPT_FLAG("msg-module", msg_module, CONF_GLOBAL),
     OPT_FLAG("msg-time", msg_time, CONF_GLOBAL),
 #ifdef _WIN32
diff --git a/stream/stream_dvb.c b/stream/stream_dvb.c
index 3144f95676..0510143b48 100644
--- a/stream/stream_dvb.c
+++ b/stream/stream_dvb.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ const struct m_sub_options stream_dvb_conf = {
         OPT_STRING("prog", cfg_prog, 0),
         OPT_INTRANGE("card", cfg_card, 0, 1, 4),
         OPT_INTRANGE("timeout", cfg_timeout, 0, 1, 30),
-        OPT_STRING("file", cfg_file, 0),
+        OPT_STRING("file", cfg_file, M_OPT_FILE),
         OPT_FLAG("full-transponder", cfg_full_transponder, 0),
         {0}
     },