diff --git a/src/starter/starter.c b/src/starter/starter.c
index ef5780843..71f33ae91 100644
--- a/src/starter/starter.c
+++ b/src/starter/starter.c
@@ -612,7 +612,6 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 				int fnull;
 
 				close_log();
-				closefrom(3);
 
 				fnull = open("/dev/null", O_RDWR);
 				if (fnull >= 0)