---
 Grow.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Grow.c b/Grow.c
index 8a242b0f8725..ba5dc1aead64 100644
--- a/Grow.c
+++ b/Grow.c

@@ -3506,7 +3506,6 @@ started:
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-	close(fd);
 	/* Now we just need to kick off the reshape and watch, while
 	 * handling backups of the data...
 	 * This is all done by a forked background process.

@@ -3527,6 +3526,9 @@ started:
 		break;
 	}
 
+	/* Close unused file descriptor in the forked process */
+	close(fd);
+
 	/* If another array on the same devices is busy, the
 	 * reshape will wait for them.  This would mean that
 	 * the first section that we suspend will stay suspended