diff --git a/crypto/ui/ui_openssl.c b/crypto/ui/ui_openssl.c
index e1a872ef7c..75318d48a1 100644
--- a/crypto/ui/ui_openssl.c
+++ b/crypto/ui/ui_openssl.c
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ static int echo_console(UI *ui)
 
 static int close_console(UI *ui)
 	{
-	if (tty_in != stderr) fclose(tty_in);
+	if (tty_in != stdin) fclose(tty_in);
 	if (tty_out != stderr) fclose(tty_out);
 #ifdef OPENSSL_SYS_VMS
 	status = sys$dassgn(channel);