diff --git a/clients/terminal.c b/clients/terminal.c
index 0d4f726de..b051b97b3 100644
--- a/clients/terminal.c
+++ b/clients/terminal.c
@@ -843,6 +843,10 @@ terminal_send_selection(struct terminal *terminal, int fd)
 	int len;
 
 	fp = fdopen(fd, "w");
+	if (fp == NULL){
+		close(fd);
+		return;
+	}
 	for (row = 0; row < terminal->height; row++) {
 		p_row = terminal_get_row(terminal, row);
 		for (col = 0; col < terminal->width; col++) {