--- python-multiprocessing-2.6.1.1.orig/Lib/multiprocessing/process.py
+++ python-multiprocessing-2.6.1.1/Lib/multiprocessing/process.py
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
             self._children = set()
             self._counter = itertools.count(1)
             try:
-                os.close(sys.stdin.fileno())
+                sys.stdin.close()
             except (OSError, ValueError):
                 pass
             _current_process = self