diff --git a/daemon/src/lib.rs b/daemon/src/lib.rs
index 9f50722141..40309cc3d4 100644
--- a/daemon/src/lib.rs
+++ b/daemon/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ unsafe fn get_fd(var: &str) -> RawFd {
     fd
 }
 
-unsafe fn pass_fd(cmd: &mut Command, env: &str, fd: OwnedFd) {
-    cmd.env(env, format!("{}", fd.as_raw_fd()));
+unsafe fn pass_fd(cmd: &mut Command, env: &str, fd: RawFd) {
+    cmd.env(env, format!("{}", fd));
     unsafe {
         cmd.pre_exec(move || {
             // Pass notify pipe to child
-            if libc::fcntl(fd.as_raw_fd(), libc::F_SETFD, 0) == -1 {
+            if libc::fcntl(fd, libc::F_SETFD, 0) == -1 {
                 Err(io::Error::last_os_error())
             } else {
                 Ok(())
@@ -60,13 +60,14 @@ impl Daemon {
     pub fn spawn(mut cmd: Command) {
         let (mut read_pipe, write_pipe) = io::pipe().unwrap();
 
-        unsafe { pass_fd(&mut cmd, "INIT_NOTIFY", write_pipe.into()) };
+        unsafe { pass_fd(&mut cmd, "INIT_NOTIFY", write_pipe.as_raw_fd()) };
 
         if let Err(err) = cmd.spawn() {
             eprintln!("daemon: failed to execute {cmd:?}: {err}");
             return;
         }
 
+        drop(write_pipe);
         let mut data = [0];
         match read_pipe.read_exact(&mut data) {
             Ok(()) => {}