diff --git a/src/compiler_llvm/compilation_unit.cc b/src/compiler_llvm/compilation_unit.cc
index 9092485..ccad0f4 100644
--- a/src/compiler_llvm/compilation_unit.cc
+++ b/src/compiler_llvm/compilation_unit.cc
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
   // Prepare the pipe between parent process and child process
   int pipe_fd[2];
   if (pipe(pipe_fd) == -1) {
-    LOG(FATAL) << "Failed to create pipe for CompilerWorker";
+    PLOG(FATAL) << "Failed to create pipe for CompilerWorker";
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@
       }
     }
 
+    close(pipe_fd[0]);
+
     // Wait for child to finish
     int status;
     pid_t got_pid = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(waitpid(pid, &status, 0));