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diff --git a/Lib/subprocess.py b/Lib/subprocess.py
index 745c48306b..ca9489e67d 100644
--- a/Lib/subprocess.py
+++ b/Lib/subprocess.py
@@ -545,9 +545,10 @@ class Popen(object):
if preexec_fn is not None:
raise ValueError("preexec_fn is not supported on Windows "
"platforms")
- if close_fds:
+ if close_fds and (stdin is not None or stdout is not None or
+ stderr is not None):
raise ValueError("close_fds is not supported on Windows "
- "platforms")
+ "platforms if you redirect stdin/stdout/stderr")
else:
# POSIX
if startupinfo is not None:
@@ -804,9 +805,7 @@ class Popen(object):
hp, ht, pid, tid = CreateProcess(executable, args,
# no special security
None, None,
- # must inherit handles to pass std
- # handles
- 1,
+ int(not close_fds),
creationflags,
env,
cwd,