1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/loop.c b/libbb/loop.c
index e930b1b1f..ffc8acd39 100644
--- a/libbb/loop.c
+++ b/libbb/loop.c
@@ -147,10 +147,8 @@ static int set_loopdev_params(int lfd,
                 loopinfo.lo_offset = offset;
                 loopinfo.lo_sizelimit = sizelimit;
                 /*
-                 * Used by mount to set LO_FLAGS_AUTOCLEAR.
-                 * LO_FLAGS_READ_ONLY is not set because RO is controlled by open type of the file.
-                 * Note that closing LO_FLAGS_AUTOCLEARed lfd before mount
-                 * is wrong (would free the loop device!)
+                 * LO_FLAGS_READ_ONLY is not set because RO is controlled
+                 * by open type of the lfd.
                  */
                 loopinfo.lo_flags = (flags & ~BB_LO_FLAGS_READ_ONLY);
 
@@ -266,6 +264,12 @@ int FAST_FUNC set_loop(char **device, const char *file, unsigned long long offse
                         /* SUCCESS! */
                         if (!*device)
                                 *device = xstrdup(dev);
+                        /* Note: mount asks for LO_FLAGS_AUTOCLEAR loopdev.
+                         * Closing LO_FLAGS_AUTOCLEARed lfd before mount
+                         * is wrong (would free the loop device!),
+                         * this is why we return without closing it.
+                         */
+                        rc = lfd; /* return this */
                         break;
                 }
                 close(lfd);