1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/sql/mysqld.cc b/sql/mysqld.cc
index b21d50a20fe..4ee9cda70bf 100644
--- a/sql/mysqld.cc
+++ b/sql/mysqld.cc
@@ -6112,12 +6112,14 @@ int mysqld_main(int argc, char **argv)
                           mysqld_port, MYSQL_COMPILATION_COMMENT);
   }
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
   // try to keep fd=0 busy
-  if (!freopen(IF_WIN("NUL","/dev/null"), "r", stdin))
+  if (!freopen("/dev/null", "r", stdin))
   {
     // fall back on failure
     fclose(stdin);
   }
+#endif
 
 #if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(EMBEDDED_LIBRARY)
   Service.SetRunning();