1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index fa4e94e1d1..1ff0463694 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -136,8 +136,7 @@ file_reopen(argc, argv, file)
     if (!fptr->f) {
 	fptr->f = rb_fopen(RSTRING(fname)->ptr, mode);
 	if (fptr->f2) {
-	    if (fileno(fptr->f2) < 3)	/* need to keep stdio */
-		fclose(fptr->f2);
+	    fclose(fptr->f2);
 	    fptr->f2 = NULL;
 	}
 	return file;