--- vdr-1.3.24-orig/svdrp.c	2005-05-06 15:47:39.000000000 +0200
+++ vdr-current-1.3.24/svdrp.c	2005-07-04 20:50:52.000000000 +0200
@@ -776,18 +776,25 @@
               p = strtok_r(NULL, delim, &strtok_next);
               }
         }
-     FILE *f = fdopen(file, "w");
-     if (f) {
-        if (Schedule)
-           Schedule->Dump(f, "215-", DumpMode, AtTime);
-        else
-           Schedules->Dump(f, "215-", DumpMode, AtTime);
-        fflush(f);
-        Reply(215, "End of EPG data");
-        // don't 'fclose(f)' here!
-        }
+     int fd=dup(file);
+     if (fd) {
+       FILE *f = fdopen(fd, "w");
+       if (f) {
+          if (Schedule)
+             Schedule->Dump(f, "215-", DumpMode, AtTime);
+          else
+             Schedules->Dump(f, "215-", DumpMode, AtTime);
+          fflush(f);
+          Reply(215, "End of EPG data");
+          fclose(f);
+          }
+       else {
+          Reply(451, "Can't open file connection");
+          close(fd);
+          }
+       }
      else
-        Reply(451, "Can't open file connection");
+       Reply(451, "Can't dup stream descriptor");
      }
   else
      Reply(451, "Can't get EPG data");