diff --git a/helpers.c b/helpers.c
index 09201896..78bd4c18 100644
--- a/helpers.c
+++ b/helpers.c
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ int run_interactive(char *cmd, char *fmt, ...)
 		}
 		if (olderr >= 0) {
 			dup2(olderr, STDERR_FILENO);
-			close(oldout);
+			close(olderr);
 		}
 	}