diff --git a/init/job_process.c b/init/job_process.c
index 8ce2f72..c2c96cb 100644
--- a/init/job_process.c
+++ b/init/job_process.c
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ job_process_run (Job         *job,
 
 	/* Feed the script to the child process */
 	if (shell) {
+		nih_local char *cmd = NULL;
 		NihIo *io;
 
 		/* Clean up and close the reading end (we don't need it) */
@@ -317,6 +318,10 @@ job_process_run (Job         *job,
 			nih_free (err);
 		}
 
+		/* Close leaking fd first */
+		cmd = NIH_MUST (nih_sprintf (NULL, "<&%d- ;", fds[0]));
+		NIH_ZERO (nih_io_write (io, cmd, strlen (cmd)));
+
 		NIH_ZERO (nih_io_write (io, script, strlen (script)));
 		nih_io_shutdown (io);
 	}