diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.native/src/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/pty/PTYOutputStream.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.native/src/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/pty/PTYOutputStream.java
index 6bdfa8a68a2..0e6bf3cf0d8 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.native/src/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/pty/PTYOutputStream.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.native/src/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/pty/PTYOutputStream.java
@@ -72,14 +72,15 @@ public class PTYOutputStream extends OutputStream {
 	public void close() throws IOException {
 		if (master.getFD() == -1)
 			return;
-		// For non-windows platforms, send EOT before closing
-		if (!Platform.OS_WIN32.equals(Platform.getOS())) {
+		// For non-windows platforms, send EOT instead of closing
+		if (Platform.OS_WIN32.equals(Platform.getOS())) {
+			int status = close0(master.getFD());
+			if (status == -1)
+				throw new IOException("close error"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			master.setFD(-1);
+		} else {
 			write(EOT);
 		}
-		int status = close0(master.getFD());
-		if (status == -1)
-			throw new IOException("close error"); //$NON-NLS-1$
-		master.setFD(-1);
 	}
 
 	@Override