2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3dd14799..3913097e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 2015-12-16         Arnold D. Robbins     <arnold@skeeve.com>
 
+	* io.c (two_way_open): Remove unneeded close of slave in the
+	parent.
+
+2015-12-16         Arnold D. Robbins     <arnold@skeeve.com>
+
 	* profile.c (pp_number): Move count into ifdef for MPFR. Avoids
 	an unused variable warning if not compiling for MPFR.
 
diff --git a/io.c b/io.c
index 2249a2d8..8b95b3f1 100644
--- a/io.c
+++ b/io.c
@@ -1974,7 +1974,6 @@ two_way_open(const char *str, struct redirect *rp)
 		case -1:
 			save_errno = errno;
 			close(master);
-			close(slave);
 			errno = save_errno;
 			return false;