diff --git a/client/fuse.go b/client/fuse.go
index 00e6808ff..d0e1ded22 100644
--- a/client/fuse.go
+++ b/client/fuse.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func main() {
 	}()
 	syslog.SetOutput(outputFile)
 
-	if err = syscall.Dup2(int(outputFile.Fd()), int(os.Stderr.Fd())); err != nil {
+	if err = syscall.Dup3(int(outputFile.Fd()), int(os.Stderr.Fd()), 0); err != nil {
 		daemonize.SignalOutcome(err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/clientv2/main.go b/clientv2/main.go
index e8805ea7c..0990edd08 100644
--- a/clientv2/main.go
+++ b/clientv2/main.go
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func main() {
 	}()
 	syslog.SetOutput(outputFile)
 
-	if err = syscall.Dup2(int(outputFile.Fd()), int(os.Stderr.Fd())); err != nil {
+	if err = syscall.Dup3(int(outputFile.Fd()), int(os.Stderr.Fd()), 0); err != nil {
 		daemonize.SignalOutcome(err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index e53775f8a..247f2f18b 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func main() {
 	}()
 	syslog.SetOutput(outputFile)
 
-	if err = syscall.Dup2(int(outputFile.Fd()), int(os.Stderr.Fd())); err != nil {
+	if err = syscall.Dup3(int(outputFile.Fd()), int(os.Stderr.Fd()), 0); err != nil {
 		daemonize.SignalOutcome(err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}