diff --git a/libraries/liblmdb/mplay.c b/libraries/liblmdb/mplay.c
index 0fef74f67e..4673036774 100644
--- a/libraries/liblmdb/mplay.c
+++ b/libraries/liblmdb/mplay.c
@@ -483,12 +483,10 @@ static pidpair *addpid(int tpid)
 	pipe(fdin);
 	if ((pid = fork()) == 0) {
 		/* child */
-		fclose(stdin);
-		fclose(stdout);
+		fflush(stdin);
+		fflush(stdout);
 		dup2(fdout[0], 0);
 		dup2(fdin[1], 1);
-		stdin = fdopen(0, "r");
-		stdout = fdopen(1, "w");
 		child();
 		return 0;	/* NOTREACHED */
 	} else {