diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/File.h b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/File.h
--- a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/File.h
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/File.h
@@ -51,22 +51,23 @@
   static mode_t ConvertOpenOptionsForPOSIXOpen(uint32_t open_options);
 
   File()
-      : IOObject(eFDTypeFile, false), m_descriptor(kInvalidDescriptor),
-        m_stream(kInvalidStream), m_options(0), m_own_stream(false),
-        m_is_interactive(eLazyBoolCalculate),
+      : IOObject(eFDTypeFile), m_descriptor(kInvalidDescriptor),
+        m_own_descriptor(false), m_stream(kInvalidStream), m_options(0),
+        m_own_stream(false), m_is_interactive(eLazyBoolCalculate),
         m_is_real_terminal(eLazyBoolCalculate),
         m_supports_colors(eLazyBoolCalculate) {}
 
   File(FILE *fh, bool transfer_ownership)
-      : IOObject(eFDTypeFile, false), m_descriptor(kInvalidDescriptor),
-        m_stream(fh), m_options(0), m_own_stream(transfer_ownership),
-        m_is_interactive(eLazyBoolCalculate),
+      : IOObject(eFDTypeFile), m_descriptor(kInvalidDescriptor),
+        m_own_descriptor(false), m_stream(fh), m_options(0),
+        m_own_stream(transfer_ownership), m_is_interactive(eLazyBoolCalculate),
         m_is_real_terminal(eLazyBoolCalculate),
         m_supports_colors(eLazyBoolCalculate) {}
 
   File(int fd, uint32_t options, bool transfer_ownership)
-      : IOObject(eFDTypeFile, transfer_ownership), m_descriptor(fd),
-        m_stream(kInvalidStream), m_options(options), m_own_stream(false),
+      : IOObject(eFDTypeFile), m_descriptor(fd),
+        m_own_descriptor(transfer_ownership), m_stream(kInvalidStream),
+        m_options(options), m_own_stream(false),
         m_is_interactive(eLazyBoolCalculate),
         m_is_real_terminal(eLazyBoolCalculate) {}
 
@@ -339,6 +340,7 @@
 
   // Member variables
   int m_descriptor;
+  bool m_own_descriptor;
   FILE *m_stream;
   uint32_t m_options;
   bool m_own_stream;
diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/Socket.h b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/Socket.h
--- a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/Socket.h
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/Socket.h
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@
   SocketProtocol m_protocol;
   NativeSocket m_socket;
   bool m_child_processes_inherit;
+  bool m_should_close_fd;
 };
 
 } // namespace lldb_private
diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/Utility/IOObject.h b/lldb/include/lldb/Utility/IOObject.h
--- a/lldb/include/lldb/Utility/IOObject.h
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/Utility/IOObject.h
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@
   typedef int WaitableHandle;
   static const WaitableHandle kInvalidHandleValue;
 
-  IOObject(FDType type, bool should_close)
-      : m_fd_type(type), m_should_close_fd(should_close) {}
+  IOObject(FDType type) : m_fd_type(type) {}
   virtual ~IOObject();
 
   virtual Status Read(void *buf, size_t &num_bytes) = 0;
@@ -44,8 +43,6 @@
 
 protected:
   FDType m_fd_type;
-  bool m_should_close_fd; // True if this class should close the file descriptor
-                          // when it goes away.
 
 private:
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(IOObject);
diff --git a/lldb/source/Host/common/File.cpp b/lldb/source/Host/common/File.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/Host/common/File.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Host/common/File.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     if (DescriptorIsValid()) {
       const char *mode = GetStreamOpenModeFromOptions(m_options);
       if (mode) {
-        if (!m_should_close_fd) {
+        if (!m_own_descriptor) {
 // We must duplicate the file descriptor if we don't own it because when you
 // call fdopen, the stream will own the fd
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 #else
           m_descriptor = dup(GetDescriptor());
 #endif
-          m_should_close_fd = true;
+          m_own_descriptor = true;
         }
 
         m_stream =
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 
         if (m_stream) {
           m_own_stream = true;
-          m_should_close_fd = false;
+          m_own_descriptor = false;
         }
       }
     }
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
       error.SetErrorToErrno();
   }
 
-  if (DescriptorIsValid() && m_should_close_fd) {
+  if (DescriptorIsValid() && m_own_descriptor) {
     if (::close(m_descriptor) != 0)
       error.SetErrorToErrno();
   }
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
   m_stream = kInvalidStream;
   m_options = 0;
   m_own_stream = false;
-  m_should_close_fd = false;
+  m_own_descriptor = false;
   m_is_interactive = eLazyBoolCalculate;
   m_is_real_terminal = eLazyBoolCalculate;
   return error;
diff --git a/lldb/source/Host/common/Socket.cpp b/lldb/source/Host/common/Socket.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/Host/common/Socket.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Host/common/Socket.cpp
@@ -74,9 +74,10 @@
 
 Socket::Socket(SocketProtocol protocol, bool should_close,
                bool child_processes_inherit)
-    : IOObject(eFDTypeSocket, should_close), m_protocol(protocol),
+    : IOObject(eFDTypeSocket), m_protocol(protocol),
       m_socket(kInvalidSocketValue),
-      m_child_processes_inherit(child_processes_inherit) {}
+      m_child_processes_inherit(child_processes_inherit),
+      m_should_close_fd(should_close) {}
 
 Socket::~Socket() { Close(); }