diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Process/Pipes/WindowsPipes.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Process/Pipes/WindowsPipes.php
index b2c3f4f4f373..3a1ef405f681 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Process/Pipes/WindowsPipes.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Process/Pipes/WindowsPipes.php
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public function __construct($input, bool $haveReadSupport)
                     }
                     $this->lockHandles[$pipe] = $h;
 
-                    if (!fclose(fopen($file, 'w')) || !$h = fopen($file, 'r')) {
+                    if (!($h = fopen($file, 'w')) || !fclose($h) || !$h = fopen($file, 'r')) {
                         flock($this->lockHandles[$pipe], \LOCK_UN);
                         fclose($this->lockHandles[$pipe]);
                         unset($this->lockHandles[$pipe]);