1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ext/io/console/console.c b/ext/io/console/console.c
index 0b29c72c7a..67b3b02175 100644
--- a/ext/io/console/console.c
+++ b/ext/io/console/console.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ get_write_fd(const rb_io_t *fptr)
 {
     VALUE wio = fptr->tied_io_for_writing;
     rb_io_t *ofptr;
-    if (!wio) return -1;
+    if (!wio) return fptr->fd;
     GetOpenFile(wio, ofptr);
     return ofptr->fd;
 }