diff --git a/windows/window.c b/windows/window.c
index 85b4699d..5eb1d047 100644
--- a/windows/window.c
+++ b/windows/window.c
@@ -2156,6 +2156,8 @@ static LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT message,
 		si.lpReserved2 = NULL;
 		CreateProcess(b, cl, NULL, NULL, inherit_handles,
 			      NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS, NULL, NULL, &si, &pi);
+                CloseHandle(pi.hProcess);
+                CloseHandle(pi.hThread);
 
 		if (filemap)
 		    CloseHandle(filemap);
diff --git a/windows/winproxy.c b/windows/winproxy.c
index 8be22eab..75a78529 100644
--- a/windows/winproxy.c
+++ b/windows/winproxy.c
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ Socket platform_new_connection(SockAddr addr, char *hostname,
     CreateProcess(NULL, cmd, NULL, NULL, TRUE,
 		  CREATE_NO_WINDOW | NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS,
 		  NULL, NULL, &si, &pi);
+    CloseHandle(pi.hProcess);
+    CloseHandle(pi.hThread);
 
     sfree(cmd);