diff --git a/src/pkg/syscall/syscall_windows.go b/src/pkg/syscall/syscall_windows.go
index 26939cc8dd..e7bae326d8 100644
--- a/src/pkg/syscall/syscall_windows.go
+++ b/src/pkg/syscall/syscall_windows.go
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ var (
 
 func getStdHandle(h int) (fd Handle) {
 	r, _ := GetStdHandle(h)
+	CloseOnExec(r)
 	return r
 }