diff --git a/libc/dirent/dnewdir.cpp b/libc/dirent/dnewdir.cpp
index b2f0148b..c7946ce0 100644
--- a/libc/dirent/dnewdir.cpp
+++ b/libc/dirent/dnewdir.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ extern "C" DIR* dnewdir(void)
 		return NULL;
 	dir->flags = 0;
 	dir->free_func = dfreedir;
+	dir->closedir_indirect = closedir;
 	dregister(dir);
 	return dir;
 }
diff --git a/libc/include/DIR.h b/libc/include/DIR.h
index 065afa85..26c83bb5 100644
--- a/libc/include/DIR.h
+++ b/libc/include/DIR.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ struct DIR
 	int (*close_func)(void* user);
 	void (*free_func)(DIR* dir);
 	/* Application writers shouldn't use anything beyond this point. */
+	int (*closedir_indirect)(DIR*);
 	DIR* prev;
 	DIR* next;
 	struct dirent* entry;
diff --git a/libc/stdlib/exit.cpp b/libc/stdlib/exit.cpp
index 161af10f..8ccda665 100644
--- a/libc/stdlib/exit.cpp
+++ b/libc/stdlib/exit.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ extern "C" void exit(int status)
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&__first_file_lock);
 
 	while ( __first_dir )
-		closedir(__first_dir);
+		__first_dir->closedir_indirect(__first_dir);
 	while ( __first_file )
 		fclose(__first_file);