diff --git a/src/lib/eio/eio_monitor_kevent.c b/src/lib/eio/eio_monitor_kevent.c
index b0ab7f7882..1e6a97d11c 100644
--- a/src/lib/eio/eio_monitor_kevent.c
+++ b/src/lib/eio/eio_monitor_kevent.c
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ void eio_monitor_backend_add(Eio_Monitor *monitor)
    fd = open(monitor->path, O_RDONLY);
    if (fd < 0) goto error;
 
+   eina_file_close_on_exec(fd, EINA_TRUE);
    backend->fd = fd;
    backend->parent = monitor;
    monitor->backend = backend;