diff --git a/src/webfuse/util/authenticator.cpp b/src/webfuse/util/authenticator.cpp
index 579aaab..990aab9 100644
--- a/src/webfuse/util/authenticator.cpp
+++ b/src/webfuse/util/authenticator.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,22 @@
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
+#ifndef closefrom
+namespace
+{
+
+void closefrom(int fd)
+{
+    int const max_fd = sysconf(_SC_OPEN_MAX);
+    for(int i = fd; i < max_fd; i++)
+    {
+        close(i);
+    }
+}
+
+}
+#endif
+
 namespace webfuse
 {
 
diff --git a/test-src/integration/webfuse/test/process.cpp b/test-src/integration/webfuse/test/process.cpp
index 2866565..86e657e 100644
--- a/test-src/integration/webfuse/test/process.cpp
+++ b/test-src/integration/webfuse/test/process.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,23 @@
 
 #include <stdexcept>
 
+#ifndef closefrom
+namespace
+{
+
+void closefrom(int fd)
+{
+    int const max_fd = sysconf(_SC_OPEN_MAX);
+    for(int i = fd; i < max_fd; i++)
+    {
+        close(i);
+    }
+}
+
+}
+#endif
+
+
 namespace webfuse
 {