diff --git a/src/pipewire/conf.c b/src/pipewire/conf.c
index 332bb3eeb..4979a858d 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/conf.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/conf.c
@@ -982,6 +982,8 @@ static int do_exec(struct pw_context *context, char *const *argv)
 		for (p = argv; *p; ++p)
 			spa_strbuf_append(&s, " '%s'", *p);
 
+		close_range(3, ~0U, CLOSE_RANGE_UNSHARE);
+
 		pw_log_info("exec%s", s.buffer);
 		res = execvp(argv[0], argv);