diff --git a/ksysguardd/Linux/softraid.c b/ksysguardd/Linux/softraid.c
--- a/ksysguardd/Linux/softraid.c
+++ b/ksysguardd/Linux/softraid.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
 	char* mdadmStatBufP;
 
 	/* Create a pipe */
-	if(pipe(fd) == -1)
+	if(pipe2(fd, O_CLOEXEC) == -1)
 	{
 		perror("Could not create a pipe to launch mdadm.");
 		exit(1);
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@
 		/* Child will execute the program, parent will listen. */
 		/* Close stdout, duplicate the input side of pipe to stdout */
 		dup2(fd[1], 1);
-		/* Close output side of pipe */
 		close(fd[0]);
 		close(2);
 
@@ -248,9 +247,6 @@
 	
 	/* Parent process */
 	
-	/* Close input side of pipe */
-	close(fd[1]);
-
 	waitpid( ChildPID, 0, 0);
 	
 	/* Fill mdadmStatBuf with pipe's output */
@@ -297,6 +293,10 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Close pipe */
+	close(fd[0]);
+	close(fd[1]);
+
 	/* Note: Don't test NumBlocksIsAlive, because it hasn't been set yet */
 	if (    (!MyArray->ArraySizeIsAlive      && MyArray->ArraySizeIsRegistered      ) ||
 		(!MyArray->UsedDeviceSizeIsAlive && MyArray->UsedDeviceSizeIsRegistered ) ||