diff --git a/clients/terminal.c b/clients/terminal.c
index d51f10783..901ad1183 100644
--- a/clients/terminal.c
+++ b/clients/terminal.c
@@ -2038,7 +2038,6 @@ data_source_send(void *data,
 	struct terminal *terminal = data;
 
 	terminal_send_selection(terminal, fd);
-	close(fd);
 }
 
 static void