1 file changed, 1 insertion, 1 deletion
diff --git a/source/cgit.c b/source/cgit.c
index f81af79..f5f3138 100644
--- a/source/cgit.c
+++ b/source/cgit.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ static int generate_cached_repolist(const char *path, const char *cached_rc)
 	FILE *f;
 
 	strbuf_addf(&locked_rc, "%s.lock", cached_rc);
-	fd = open(locked_rc.buf, O_RDWR | O_CREAT, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
+	fd = open(locked_rc.buf, O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_CLOEXEC, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
 	if (fd == -1) {
 		err = errno;
 		fprintf(stderr, "[cgit] Unable to open %s: %s (%d)\n", locked_rc.buf, strerror(err), err);