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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/loginutils/getty.c b/loginutils/getty.c
index 4d8aa9e31..923432ba1 100644
--- a/loginutils/getty.c
+++ b/loginutils/getty.c
@@ -504,8 +504,7 @@ static void update_utmp(char *line)
          * entry in the utmp file.
          */
         if (access(_PATH_UTMP, R_OK|W_OK) == -1) {
-                int fd = creat(_PATH_UTMP, 0664);
-                close(fd);
+                close(creat(_PATH_UTMP, 0664));
         }
         utmpname(_PATH_UTMP);
         setutent();
@@ -536,8 +535,7 @@ static void update_utmp(char *line)
 
         {
                 if (access(_PATH_WTMP, R_OK|W_OK) == -1) {
-                        int fd = creat(_PATH_WTMP, 0664);
-                        close(fd);
+                        close(creat(_PATH_WTMP, 0664));
                 }
                 updwtmp(_PATH_WTMP, &ut);
         }