diff --git a/0001-core-close-socket-fds-asynchronously.patch b/0001-core-close-socket-fds-asynchronously.patch
index 70eebd3c..b94b3802 100644
--- a/0001-core-close-socket-fds-asynchronously.patch
+++ b/0001-core-close-socket-fds-asynchronously.patch
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ Subject: [PATCH] core: close socket fds asynchronously
 
 http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2014-April/018928.html
 ---
- src/core/async.c   |   22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
+ src/core/async.c   |   24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
  src/core/service.c |    5 +++--
- 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+ 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 
 --- src/core/service.c
 +++ src/core/service.c	2014-05-16 11:41:50.150735247 +0000
@@ -47,13 +47,15 @@ http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2014-April/018928.html
  
  int asynchronous_job(void* (*func)(void *p), void *arg) {
          pthread_attr_t a;
-@@ -70,3 +71,24 @@ int asynchronous_sync(void) {
+@@ -70,3 +71,26 @@ int asynchronous_sync(void) {
  
          return asynchronous_job(sync_thread, NULL);
  }
 +
 +static void *close_thread(void *p) {
-+        close_nointr_nofail(PTR_TO_INT(p));
++        int fd = PTR_TO_INT(p);
++        if (fd >= 0)
++               close_nointr_nofail(fd);
 +        return NULL;
 +}
 +
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2014-April/018928.html
 +         * far away as we can. */
 +
 +        r = asynchronous_job(close_thread, INT_TO_PTR(fd));
-+        if (r < 0)
++        if (r < 0 && fd >= 0)
 +                close_nointr_nofail(fd);
 +
 +        return -1;
diff --git a/1042-libudev-queue-provide-file-descriptor-to-watch-busy-.patch b/1042-libudev-queue-provide-file-descriptor-to-watch-busy-.patch
index 16cc646a..a9458e36 100644
--- a/1042-libudev-queue-provide-file-descriptor-to-watch-busy-.patch
+++ b/1042-libudev-queue-provide-file-descriptor-to-watch-busy-.patch
@@ -53,16 +53,17 @@ index c32a7ef..d4334b4 100644
          return udev_queue;
  }
  
-@@ -107,6 +110,8 @@ _public_ struct udev_queue *udev_queue_unref(struct udev_queue *udev_queue)
+@@ -107,6 +110,9 @@ _public_ struct udev_queue *udev_queue_unref(struct udev_queue *udev_queue)
          if (udev_queue->refcount > 0)
                  return NULL;
  
-+        close_nointr_nofail(udev_queue->fd);
++        if (udev_queue->fd >= 0)
++               close_nointr_nofail(udev_queue->fd);
 +
          free(udev_queue);
          return NULL;
  }
-@@ -222,3 +227,44 @@ _public_ struct udev_list_entry *udev_queue_get_queued_list_entry(struct udev_qu
+@@ -222,3 +228,44 @@ _public_ struct udev_list_entry *udev_queue_get_queued_list_entry(struct udev_qu
  {
          return NULL;
  }
diff --git a/systemd-mini.changes b/systemd-mini.changes
index 9982508c..0ac93793 100644
--- a/systemd-mini.changes
+++ b/systemd-mini.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jul  1 09:58:04 UTC 2014 - werner@suse.de
+
+- Be aware that close_nointr_nofail() may fail whereas safe_close() not
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jul  1 08:56:48 UTC 2014 - werner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/systemd.changes b/systemd.changes
index 9982508c..0ac93793 100644
--- a/systemd.changes
+++ b/systemd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jul  1 09:58:04 UTC 2014 - werner@suse.de
+
+- Be aware that close_nointr_nofail() may fail whereas safe_close() not
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jul  1 08:56:48 UTC 2014 - werner@suse.de