diff --git a/src/bin/pg_upgrade/check.c b/src/bin/pg_upgrade/check.c
index f4969bcdad7..f1bc1e68868 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_upgrade/check.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_upgrade/check.c
@@ -1218,7 +1218,9 @@ check_for_composite_data_type_usage(ClusterInfo *cluster)
 
 	prep_status("Checking for system-defined composite types in user tables");
 
-	snprintf(output_path, sizeof(output_path), "tables_using_composite.txt");
+	snprintf(output_path, sizeof(output_path), "%s/%s",
+			 log_opts.basedir,
+			 "tables_using_composite.txt");
 
 	/*
 	 * Look for composite types that were made during initdb *or* belong to
@@ -1275,7 +1277,9 @@ check_for_reg_data_type_usage(ClusterInfo *cluster)
 
 	prep_status("Checking for reg* data types in user tables");
 
-	snprintf(output_path, sizeof(output_path), "tables_using_reg.txt");
+	snprintf(output_path, sizeof(output_path), "%s/%s",
+			 log_opts.basedir,
+			 "tables_using_reg.txt");
 
 	/*
 	 * Note: older servers will not have all of these reg* types, so we have
@@ -1328,7 +1332,9 @@ check_for_jsonb_9_4_usage(ClusterInfo *cluster)
 
 	prep_status("Checking for incompatible \"jsonb\" data type");
 
-	snprintf(output_path, sizeof(output_path), "tables_using_jsonb.txt");
+	snprintf(output_path, sizeof(output_path), "%s/%s",
+			 log_opts.basedir,
+			 "tables_using_jsonb.txt");
 
 	if (check_for_data_type_usage(cluster, "pg_catalog.jsonb", output_path))
 	{
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_upgrade/version.c b/src/bin/pg_upgrade/version.c
index 064d23797c5..dc19fc6ec84 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_upgrade/version.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_upgrade/version.c
@@ -183,7 +183,9 @@ old_9_3_check_for_line_data_type_usage(ClusterInfo *cluster)
 
 	prep_status("Checking for incompatible \"line\" data type");
 
-	snprintf(output_path, sizeof(output_path), "tables_using_line.txt");
+	snprintf(output_path, sizeof(output_path), "%s/%s",
+			 log_opts.basedir,
+			 "tables_using_line.txt");
 
 	if (check_for_data_type_usage(cluster, "pg_catalog.line", output_path))
 	{
@@ -221,7 +223,9 @@ old_9_6_check_for_unknown_data_type_usage(ClusterInfo *cluster)
 
 	prep_status("Checking for invalid \"unknown\" user columns");
 
-	snprintf(output_path, sizeof(output_path), "tables_using_unknown.txt");
+	snprintf(output_path, sizeof(output_path), "%s/%s",
+			 log_opts.basedir,
+			 "tables_using_unknown.txt");
 
 	if (check_for_data_type_usage(cluster, "pg_catalog.unknown", output_path))
 	{
@@ -364,7 +368,9 @@ old_11_check_for_sql_identifier_data_type_usage(ClusterInfo *cluster)
 
 	prep_status("Checking for invalid \"sql_identifier\" user columns");
 
-	snprintf(output_path, sizeof(output_path), "tables_using_sql_identifier.txt");
+	snprintf(output_path, sizeof(output_path), "%s/%s",
+			 log_opts.basedir,
+			 "tables_using_sql_identifier.txt");
 
 	if (check_for_data_type_usage(cluster, "information_schema.sql_identifier",
 								  output_path))