diff --git a/src/aof.c b/src/aof.c
index 4f7e9392f..9497813b2 100644
--- a/src/aof.c
+++ b/src/aof.c
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ static void killAppendOnlyChild(void) {
     server.aof_rewrite_time_start = -1;
     /* Close pipes used for IPC between the two processes. */
     aofClosePipes();
+    closeChildInfoPipe();
     updateDictResizePolicy();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/db.c b/src/db.c
index 5ce3a2950..6e7b46ac5 100644
--- a/src/db.c
+++ b/src/db.c
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ void flushallCommand(client *c) {
     if (server.rdb_child_pid != -1) {
         kill(server.rdb_child_pid,SIGUSR1);
         rdbRemoveTempFile(server.rdb_child_pid);
+        closeChildInfoPipe();
         updateDictResizePolicy();
     }
     if (server.saveparamslen > 0) {
diff --git a/src/replication.c b/src/replication.c
index 57f5131ae..a10b10133 100644
--- a/src/replication.c
+++ b/src/replication.c
@@ -1256,6 +1256,7 @@ void readSyncBulkPayload(aeEventLoop *el, int fd, void *privdata, int mask) {
                     (long) server.rdb_child_pid);
             kill(server.rdb_child_pid,SIGUSR1);
             rdbRemoveTempFile(server.rdb_child_pid);
+            closeChildInfoPipe();
             updateDictResizePolicy();
         }