diff --git a/vpn-daemons/vpnc/ChangeLog b/vpn-daemons/vpnc/ChangeLog
index 1a9324f372..52d98db44d 100644
--- a/vpn-daemons/vpnc/ChangeLog
+++ b/vpn-daemons/vpnc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-09-27  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
+
+	* src/nm-vpnc-service.c
+		- (real_connect): close vpnc's stdin so it can actually go ahead and
+			connect
+
 2007-09-27  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
 
 	* src/nm-vpnc-service-helper.c
diff --git a/vpn-daemons/vpnc/src/nm-vpnc-service.c b/vpn-daemons/vpnc/src/nm-vpnc-service.c
index bf46109849..51e5d4d7d3 100644
--- a/vpn-daemons/vpnc/src/nm-vpnc-service.c
+++ b/vpn-daemons/vpnc/src/nm-vpnc-service.c
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ real_connect (NMVPNPlugin   *plugin,
 		return FALSE;
 	}
 
+	close (vpnc_fd);
 	return TRUE;
 }