1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/qemu-nbd.c b/qemu-nbd.c
index 4aa005004e..306e44fb0a 100644
--- a/qemu-nbd.c
+++ b/qemu-nbd.c
@@ -916,7 +916,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         } else if (pid == 0) {
             close(stderr_fd[0]);
 
-            old_stderr = dup(STDERR_FILENO);
+            /* Remember parent's stderr if we will be restoring it. */
+            if (fork_process) {
+                old_stderr = dup(STDERR_FILENO);
+            }
+
             ret = qemu_daemon(1, 0);
 
             /* Temporarily redirect stderr to the parent's pipe...  */