1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/vfork_daemon_rexec.c b/libbb/vfork_daemon_rexec.c
index ea7b475eb..f7c620996 100644
--- a/libbb/vfork_daemon_rexec.c
+++ b/libbb/vfork_daemon_rexec.c
@@ -244,8 +244,6 @@ void bb_daemonize_or_rexec(int flags, char **argv)
 {
         int fd;
 
-        fd = xopen(bb_dev_null, O_RDWR);
-
         if (flags & DAEMON_CHDIR_ROOT)
                 xchdir("/");
 
@@ -255,6 +253,8 @@ void bb_daemonize_or_rexec(int flags, char **argv)
                 close(2);
         }
 
+        fd = xopen(bb_dev_null, O_RDWR);
+
         while ((unsigned)fd < 2)
                 fd = dup(fd); /* have 0,1,2 open at least to /dev/null */