diff -up file-5.00/src/compress.c.fdleak file-5.00/src/compress.c
--- file-5.00/src/compress.c.fdleak	2009-03-23 13:42:38.000000000 +0200
+++ file-5.00/src/compress.c	2009-03-23 13:43:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ err:
 #else
 		(void)wait(NULL);
 #endif
+		(void) close(fdin[0]);
 		return n;
 	}
 }