diff --git a/sys/src/9k/port/sysproc.c b/sys/src/9k/port/sysproc.c
index 5366fc812..e38b90984 100644
--- a/sys/src/9k/port/sysproc.c
+++ b/sys/src/9k/port/sysproc.c
@@ -514,13 +514,6 @@ sysexec(Ar0* ar0, va_list list)
 	up->nargs = nargs;
 	poperror();				/* args */
 
-	/*
-	 * Close on exec
-	 */
-	f = up->fgrp;
-	for(i=0; i<=f->maxfd; i++)
-		fdclose(i, CCEXEC);
-
 	/*
 	 * Free old memory.
 	 * Special segments maintained across exec.
@@ -602,6 +595,7 @@ sysexec(Ar0* ar0, va_list list)
 	mmuflush();
 	qlock(&up->debug);
 	up->nnote = 0;
+	up->notepending = 0;
 	up->notify = 0;
 	up->notified = 0;
 	up->privatemem = 0;
@@ -610,6 +604,13 @@ sysexec(Ar0* ar0, va_list list)
 	if(up->hang)
 		up->procctl = Proc_stopme;
 
+	/*
+	 * Close on exec
+	 */
+	f = up->fgrp;
+	for(i=0; i<=f->maxfd; i++)
+		fdclose(i, CCEXEC);
+
 	ar0->v = sysexecregs(entry, TSTKTOP - PTR2UINT(argv), argc);
 }