=== modified file 'plugins.d/usplash.c'
--- plugins.d/usplash.c	2009-09-16 23:28:39 +0000
+++ plugins.d/usplash.c	2009-09-17 04:16:32 +0000
@@ -612,11 +612,13 @@
   }
   
   /* Close FIFO (again) */
-  ret = (int)TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(fifo_fd));
-  if(ret == -1 and errno != EINTR){
-    perror("close");
+  if(fifo_fd != -1){
+    ret = (int)TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(fifo_fd));
+    if(ret == -1 and errno != EINTR){
+      perror("close");
+    }
+    fifo_fd = -1;
   }
-  fifo_fd = -1;
   
   if(interrupted_by_signal){
     struct sigaction signal_action = { .sa_handler = SIG_DFL };