diff --git a/src/vty/vty.c b/src/vty/vty.c
index 3357d5a..cd252ad 100644
--- a/src/vty/vty.c
+++ b/src/vty/vty.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 	vector_unset(vtyvec, vty->fd);
 
 	/* Close socket. */
-	if (vty->fd > 0) {
+	if (vty->fd > 0 && vty->fd != fileno(stderr)) {
 		close(vty->fd);
 		vty->fd = -1;
 	}