diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1c52241b42c..d876c36e6e3 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
 - Core:
   . Fixed bug #64578 (debug_backtrace in set_error_handler corrupts zend heap: 
     segfault). (Laruence)
-
+  . Fixed bugs #47675 and #64577 (fd leak on Solaris)
 
 ?? ??? 2013, PHP 5.3.24
 
diff --git a/main/main.c b/main/main.c
index 654cbf8c1bc..4e0294c8343 100644
--- a/main/main.c
+++ b/main/main.c
@@ -2231,7 +2231,7 @@ PHPAPI int php_execute_script(zend_file_handle *primary_file TSRMLS_DC)
 	zend_file_handle *prepend_file_p, *append_file_p;
 	zend_file_handle prepend_file = {0}, append_file = {0};
 #if HAVE_BROKEN_GETCWD 
-	int old_cwd_fd = -1;
+	volatile int old_cwd_fd = -1;
 #else
 	char *old_cwd;
 	ALLOCA_FLAG(use_heap)