diff --git a/dos2unix-cloexec.patch b/dos2unix-cloexec.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c84f5f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dos2unix-cloexec.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+--- dos2unix.c.orig
++++ dos2unix.c
+@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@
+   #define R_CNTRL   "rb"
+   #define W_CNTRL   "wb"
+ #else
+-  #define R_CNTRL   "r"
+-  #define W_CNTRL   "w"
++  #define R_CNTRL   "re"
++  #define W_CNTRL   "we"
+ #endif
+ 
+ #define BINARY_FILE 0x1
+--- unix2dos.c.orig
++++ unix2dos.c
+@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@
+   #define R_CNTRL   "rb"
+   #define W_CNTRL   "wb"
+ #else
+-  #define R_CNTRL   "r"
+-  #define W_CNTRL   "w"
++  #define R_CNTRL   "re"
++  #define W_CNTRL   "we"
+ #endif
+ 
+ #define BINARY_FILE 0x1
+--- Makefile.orig
++++ Makefile
+@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ endif
+ 
+ CFLAGS	= -O2 -Wall $(RPM_OPT_FLAGS)
+ 
+-EXTRA_CFLAGS	= -DVER_REVISION=\"$(DOS2UNIX_VERSION)\" \
++EXTRA_CFLAGS	= -D_GNU_SOURCE -DVER_REVISION=\"$(DOS2UNIX_VERSION)\" \
+ 		  -DVER_DATE=\"$(DOS2UNIX_DATE)\" \
+ 		  -DDEBUG=$(DEBUG) \
+ 		  $(CFLAGS_OS)
diff --git a/dos2unix.changes b/dos2unix.changes
index 06dc84e..48a23bd 100644
--- a/dos2unix.changes
+++ b/dos2unix.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat May 21 18:17:55 UTC 2011 - crrodriguez@opensuse.org
+
+- Open all fds with O_CLOEXEC. 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat May 21 16:59:14 UTC 2011 - vlado.paskov@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/dos2unix.spec b/dos2unix.spec
index a7e9454..32b1323 100644
--- a/dos2unix.spec
+++ b/dos2unix.spec
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ License:        BSD3c
 Url:		http://www.xs4all.nl/~waterlan/#DOS2UNIX
 Source:         %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Patch0:         dos2unix-correct_ending.patch
+Patch1:         dos2unix-cloexec.patch
 Provides:       unix2dos = %{version}
 Obsoletes:      unix2dos < %{version}
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ format to DOS format and unix2dos converts from UNIX to MAC format.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p1
+%patch1
 find . -type f | xargs chmod -x
 
 %build