diff --git a/e2fsck/logfile.c b/e2fsck/logfile.c
index c48b8eb8..e004f31a 100644
--- a/e2fsck/logfile.c
+++ b/e2fsck/logfile.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #include "e2fsck.h"
 #include <pwd.h>
 
+extern e2fsck_t e2fsck_global_ctx;   /* Try your very best not to use this! */
+
 struct string {
 	char	*s;
 	int	len;
@@ -233,6 +235,8 @@ static FILE *save_output(const char *s0, const char *s1, const char *s2)
 	}
 
 	if (pid == 0) {
+		if (e2fsck_global_ctx && e2fsck_global_ctx->progress_fd)
+			close(e2fsck_global_ctx->progress_fd);
 		if (daemon(0, 0) < 0) {
 			perror("daemon");
 			exit(1);