diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/output.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/output.rb
index 690033eee4..c333084b13 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/output.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/output.rb
@@ -426,7 +426,9 @@ def configure(conf)
           end
           @secondary.acts_as_secondary(self)
           @secondary.configure(secondary_conf)
-          if (self.class != @secondary.class) && (@custom_format || @secondary.implement?(:custom_format))
+          if (@secondary.class != SecondaryFileOutput) &&
+             (self.class != @secondary.class) &&
+             (@custom_format || @secondary.implement?(:custom_format))
             log.warn "Use different plugin for secondary. Check the plugin works with primary like secondary_file", primary: self.class.to_s, secondary: @secondary.class.to_s
           end
         else