diff --git a/usr.sbin/cron/cron/do_command.c b/usr.sbin/cron/cron/do_command.c
index 1e65b4189830..cc19f4a774fb 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/cron/cron/do_command.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/cron/cron/do_command.c
@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ child_process(e, u)
 			setuid(e->uid);		/* we aren't root after this..*/
 #if defined(LOGIN_CAP)
 		}
+		if (lc != NULL)
+			login_close(lc);
 #endif
 		chdir(env_get("HOME", e->envp));
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/cron/cron/popen.c b/usr.sbin/cron/cron/popen.c
index 56f85e71d479..1ac775dd0d50 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/cron/cron/popen.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/cron/cron/popen.c
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ cron_popen(program, type, e)
 				setuid(e->uid);         /* we aren't root after this..*/
 #if defined(LOGIN_CAP)
 			}
+			if (lc != NULL)
+				login_close(lc);
 #endif
 			chdir(env_get("HOME", e->envp));
 		}