diff --git a/sha1_file.c b/sha1_file.c
index 0e527f7c6f..1df56aa417 100644
--- a/sha1_file.c
+++ b/sha1_file.c
@@ -653,7 +653,6 @@ static int open_packed_git_1(struct packed_git *p)
 	} else if (p->pack_size != st.st_size)
 		return error("packfile %s size changed", p->pack_name);
 
-#ifndef __MINGW32__
 	/* We leave these file descriptors open with sliding mmap;
 	 * there is no point keeping them open across exec(), though.
 	 */
@@ -663,7 +662,6 @@ static int open_packed_git_1(struct packed_git *p)
 	fd_flag |= FD_CLOEXEC;
 	if (fcntl(p->pack_fd, F_SETFD, fd_flag) == -1)
 		return error("cannot set FD_CLOEXEC");
-#endif
 
 	/* Verify we recognize this pack file format. */
 	if (read_in_full(p->pack_fd, &hdr, sizeof(hdr)) != sizeof(hdr))