diff --git a/lib/resty/logger/socket.lua b/lib/resty/logger/socket.lua
index 0ef8bef..fc0cc0e 100644
--- a/lib/resty/logger/socket.lua
+++ b/lib/resty/logger/socket.lua
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ local _M = new_tab(0, 5)
 local is_exiting
 
 if not ngx.config or not ngx.config.ngx_lua_version
-    or ngx.config.ngx_lua_version < 9003 then
+    or (ngx.config.subsystem ~= "stream" and ngx.config.ngx_lua_version < 9003) then
 
     is_exiting = function() return false end