diff --git a/include/utils/Compat.h b/include/utils/Compat.h
index a238afe74..ca4a8e0d8 100644
--- a/include/utils/Compat.h
+++ b/include/utils/Compat.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static inline ssize_t pread64(int fd, void* buf, size_t nbytes, off64_t offset)
 #endif /* __APPLE__ */
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
-#define O_CLOEXEC 0
+#define O_CLOEXEC O_NOINHERIT
 #define O_NOFOLLOW 0
 #define DEFFILEMODE 0666
 #endif /* _WIN32 */