diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG b/docs/CHANGELOG
index c753dbb7b..628cf0346 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     - CVE-2018-17580 heap-buffer-overflow fast_edit_packet (#485)
     - CVE-2018-17582 heap-buffer-overflow in get_next_packet (#484)
     - Out-of-tree build (#482)
+    - Closing stdin on pipe (#479)
     - Second pcap file hangs on multipler option (#472)
     - Jumbo frame support for fragroute option (#466)
     - Add ability to change tcp SEQ/ACK numbers (#425)
diff --git a/src/replay.c b/src/replay.c
index 018c6be92..cb2f001ab 100644
--- a/src/replay.c
+++ b/src/replay.c
@@ -125,10 +125,6 @@ replay_file(tcpreplay_t *ctx, int idx)
 
     path = ctx->options->sources[idx].filename;
 
-    /* close stdin if reading from it (needed for some OS's) */
-    if (strncmp(path, "-", 1) == 0)
-        close(1);
-
     /* read from pcap file if we haven't cached things yet */
     if (!ctx->options->preload_pcap) {
         if ((pcap = pcap_open_offline(path, ebuf)) == NULL) {