1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
index b7f555add0c8..f83c08c0dd87 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "util/header.h"
 #include "util/session.h"
 #include "util/tool.h"
+#include "util/cloexec.h"
 
 #include "util/parse-options.h"
 #include "util/trace-event.h"
@@ -434,7 +435,8 @@ static int self_open_counters(void)
         attr.type = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE;
         attr.config = PERF_COUNT_SW_TASK_CLOCK;
 
-        fd = sys_perf_event_open(&attr, 0, -1, -1, 0);
+        fd = sys_perf_event_open(&attr, 0, -1, -1,
+                                 perf_event_open_cloexec_flag());
 
         if (fd < 0)
                 pr_err("Error: sys_perf_event_open() syscall returned "