diff --git a/libc/bionic/system_properties.cpp b/libc/bionic/system_properties.cpp
index 411d6bf34..170e7ac97 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/system_properties.cpp
+++ b/libc/bionic/system_properties.cpp
@@ -471,8 +471,8 @@ static const prop_info *find_property(prop_bt *const trie, const char *name,
 
 static int send_prop_msg(const prop_msg *msg)
 {
-    const int fd = socket(AF_LOCAL, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
-    if (fd < 0) {
+    const int fd = socket(AF_LOCAL, SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0);
+    if (fd == -1) {
         return -1;
     }
 
diff --git a/linker/debugger.cpp b/linker/debugger.cpp
index 6565985b5..ac466a5b4 100644
--- a/linker/debugger.cpp
+++ b/linker/debugger.cpp
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static void send_debuggerd_packet(siginfo_t* info) {
     return;
   }
 
-  int s = socket_abstract_client(DEBUGGER_SOCKET_NAME, SOCK_STREAM);
+  int s = socket_abstract_client(DEBUGGER_SOCKET_NAME, SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC);
   if (s == -1) {
     __libc_format_log(ANDROID_LOG_FATAL, "libc", "Unable to open connection to debuggerd: %s",
                       strerror(errno));