--- a/src/backend/storage/file/fd.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/file/fd.c
@@ -1304,5 +1304,5 @@ LruDelete(File file)
 	 * to leak the FD than to mess up our internal state.
 	 */
-	if (close(vfdP->fd) != 0)
+	if (dup2(2, vfdP->fd) != vfdP->fd)
 		elog(vfdP->fdstate & FD_TEMP_FILE_LIMIT ? LOG : data_sync_elevel(LOG),
 			 "could not close file \"%s\": %m", vfdP->fileName);