diff --git a/linker/debugger.cpp b/linker/debugger.cpp
index 6565985..ac466a5 100644
--- a/linker/debugger.cpp
+++ b/linker/debugger.cpp
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
     return;
   }
 
-  int s = socket_abstract_client(DEBUGGER_SOCKET_NAME, SOCK_STREAM);
+  int s = socket_abstract_client(DEBUGGER_SOCKET_NAME, SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC);
   if (s == -1) {
     __libc_format_log(ANDROID_LOG_FATAL, "libc", "Unable to open connection to debuggerd: %s",
                       strerror(errno));