1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ruby.c b/ruby.c
index 2e6751f0f2..ef6454aa3e 100644
--- a/ruby.c
+++ b/ruby.c
@@ -1527,7 +1527,7 @@ load_file_internal(VALUE arg)
 	if ((fd = open(fname, mode)) < 0) {
 	    rb_load_fail(fname);
 	}
-        rb_update_max_fd(fd);
+        rb_fd_set_cloexec(fd);
 
 	f = rb_io_fdopen(fd, mode, fname);
     }