diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_fifo.cc b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_fifo.cc
index bc9c23998..409144fda 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_fifo.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_fifo.cc
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ out:
       if (get_handle ())
 	CloseHandle (get_handle ());
       if (listen_client_thr)
-	CloseHandle (listen_client_thr);
+	stop_listen_client ();
     }
   debug_printf ("res %d", res);
   return res == success;