diff --git a/libs/binder/tests/binderLibTest.cpp b/libs/binder/tests/binderLibTest.cpp
index 73c2eba..2dd86ba 100644
--- a/libs/binder/tests/binderLibTest.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/tests/binderLibTest.cpp
@@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@
         }
         IPCThreadState::self()->flushCommands(); // flush BC_ENTER_LOOPER
 
-        epoll_fd = epoll_create1(0);
+        epoll_fd = epoll_create1(EPOLL_CLOEXEC);
         if (epoll_fd == -1) {
             return 1;
         }
diff --git a/libs/vr/libbufferhubqueue/include/private/dvr/epoll_file_descriptor.h b/libs/vr/libbufferhubqueue/include/private/dvr/epoll_file_descriptor.h
index 6e303a5..2f14f7c 100644
--- a/libs/vr/libbufferhubqueue/include/private/dvr/epoll_file_descriptor.h
+++ b/libs/vr/libbufferhubqueue/include/private/dvr/epoll_file_descriptor.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       return -EALREADY;
     }
 
-    fd_.reset(epoll_create(64));
+    fd_.reset(epoll_create1(EPOLL_CLOEXEC));
 
     if (fd_.get() < 0)
       return -errno;
diff --git a/libs/vr/libvrflinger/epoll_event_dispatcher.cpp b/libs/vr/libvrflinger/epoll_event_dispatcher.cpp
index 962c745..1cf5f17 100644
--- a/libs/vr/libvrflinger/epoll_event_dispatcher.cpp
+++ b/libs/vr/libvrflinger/epoll_event_dispatcher.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 namespace dvr {
 
 EpollEventDispatcher::EpollEventDispatcher() {
-  epoll_fd_.Reset(epoll_create(64));
+  epoll_fd_.Reset(epoll_create1(EPOLL_CLOEXEC));
   if (!epoll_fd_) {
     ALOGE("Failed to create epoll fd: %s", strerror(errno));
     return;
diff --git a/services/inputflinger/EventHub.cpp b/services/inputflinger/EventHub.cpp
index 4d9a2a0..ccc24b9 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/EventHub.cpp
+++ b/services/inputflinger/EventHub.cpp
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
         mPendingEventCount(0), mPendingEventIndex(0), mPendingINotify(false) {
     acquire_wake_lock(PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK, WAKE_LOCK_ID);
 
-    mEpollFd = epoll_create(EPOLL_SIZE_HINT);
+    mEpollFd = epoll_create1(EPOLL_CLOEXEC);
     LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(mEpollFd < 0, "Could not create epoll instance.  errno=%d", errno);
 
     mINotifyFd = inotify_init();