--- rxvt-unicode/doc/pty-fd	2005/02/17 15:07:48	1.1
+++ rxvt-unicode/doc/pty-fd	2005/02/17 15:13:47	1.2
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 fcntl $pty, F_SETFD, 0; # clear close-on-exec
 
 system "rxvt -pty-fd " . (fileno $pty) . "&";
+close $pty;
 
 # now communicate with rxvt
 my $slave = $pty->slave;