diff --git a/src/dmaster.c b/src/dmaster.c
index be5c9b5ed..2835a436b 100644
--- a/src/dmaster.c
+++ b/src/dmaster.c
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ static void setup_daemon(void) {
 
         setup_pidfile();
 
-        freopen("/dev/null", "r", stdin);
-        freopen("/dev/null", "w", stdout);
-        freopen("/dev/null", "w", stderr);
+        stdin = freopen("/dev/null", "r", stdin);
+        stdout = freopen("/dev/null", "w", stdout);
+        stderr = freopen("/dev/null", "w", stderr);
     }
 }