diff --git a/config/configuration.yml.example b/config/configuration.yml.example
index 59527f874..4c14fa8f1 100644
--- a/config/configuration.yml.example
+++ b/config/configuration.yml.example
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ default:
   scm_bazaar_command:
   scm_darcs_command:
 
+  # Absolute path to the scm commands errors (stderr) log file.
+  # The default is to log in the 'log' directory of your Redmine instance.
+  # Example:
+  # scm_stderr_log_file: /var/log/redmine_scm_stderr.log
+  scm_stderr_log_file:
+
   # Key used to encrypt sensitive data in the database (SCM and LDAP passwords).
   # If you don't want to enable data encryption, just leave it blank.
   # WARNING: losing/changing this key will make encrypted data unreadable.
diff --git a/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/abstract_adapter.rb b/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/abstract_adapter.rb
index 4458baa7e..436d83bf4 100644
--- a/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/abstract_adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/abstract_adapter.rb
@@ -218,14 +218,19 @@ module Redmine
           Rails.logger
         end
 
+        # Path to the file where scm stderr output is logged
+        def self.stderr_log_file
+          @stderr_log_path ||=
+            Redmine::Configuration['scm_stderr_log_file'].presence ||
+            Rails.root.join("log/#{Rails.env}.scm.stderr.log").to_s
+        end
+
         def self.shellout(cmd, options = {}, &block)
           if logger && logger.debug?
             logger.debug "Shelling out: #{strip_credential(cmd)}"
           end
-          if Rails.env == 'development'
-            # Capture stderr when running in dev environment
-            cmd = "#{cmd} 2>>#{shell_quote(Rails.root.join('log/scm.stderr.log').to_s)}"
-          end
+          # Capture stderr in a log file
+          cmd = "#{cmd} 2>>#{shell_quote(stderr_log_file)}"
           begin
             mode = "r+"
             IO.popen(cmd, mode) do |io|