diff --git a/gst/gstpluginloader.c b/gst/gstpluginloader.c
index 3b87736c80..fb18f62ab7 100644
--- a/gst/gstpluginloader.c
+++ b/gst/gstpluginloader.c
@@ -435,7 +435,6 @@ gboolean
 _gst_plugin_loader_client_run ()
 {
   GstPluginLoader *l;
-  int dup_fd = 0;
 
   l = plugin_loader_new (NULL);
   if (l == NULL)
@@ -445,25 +444,29 @@ _gst_plugin_loader_client_run ()
    * Dup those somewhere better so that plugins printing things
    * won't interfere with anything */
 #ifndef G_OS_WIN32
-  dup_fd = dup (0);             /* STDIN */
-  if (dup_fd == -1) {
-    GST_ERROR ("Failed to start. Could no dup STDIN, errno %d", errno);
-    return FALSE;
-  }
-  l->fd_r.fd = dup_fd;
-  close (0);
+  {
+    int dup_fd;
 
-  dup_fd = dup (1);             /* STDOUT */
-  if (dup_fd == -1) {
-    GST_ERROR ("Failed to start. Could no dup STDOUT, errno %d", errno);
-    return FALSE;
-  }
-  l->fd_w.fd = dup_fd;
-  close (1);
+    dup_fd = dup (0);           /* STDIN */
+    if (dup_fd == -1) {
+      GST_ERROR ("Failed to start. Could no dup STDIN, errno %d", errno);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+    l->fd_r.fd = dup_fd;
+    close (0);
 
-  /* Dup stderr down to stdout so things that plugins print are visible,
-   * but don't care if it fails */
-  dup2 (2, 1);
+    dup_fd = dup (1);           /* STDOUT */
+    if (dup_fd == -1) {
+      GST_ERROR ("Failed to start. Could no dup STDOUT, errno %d", errno);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+    l->fd_w.fd = dup_fd;
+    close (1);
+
+    /* Dup stderr down to stdout so things that plugins print are visible,
+     * but don't care if it fails */
+    dup2 (2, 1);
+  }
 #else
   /* FIXME: Use DuplicateHandle and friends on win32 */
   l->fd_w.fd = 1;               /* STDOUT */