diff --git a/libr/core/file.c b/libr/core/file.c
index d6742ee1d3..ae244df4b2 100644
--- a/libr/core/file.c
+++ b/libr/core/file.c
@@ -305,9 +305,7 @@ static int r_core_file_do_load_for_debug (RCore *r, ut64 loadaddr, const char *f
 		r_config_set_i (r->config, "bin.laddr", baseaddr);
 	}
 #endif
-
-	// do not reuse current io, so we set fd = -1
-	if (!r_bin_load (r->bin, filenameuri, baseaddr, loadaddr, xtr_idx, -1, treat_as_rawstr)) {
+	if (!r_bin_load (r->bin, filenameuri, baseaddr, loadaddr, xtr_idx, desc->fd, treat_as_rawstr)) {
 		eprintf ("Cannot open %s\n", filenameuri);
 		if (r_config_get_i (r->config, "bin.rawstr")) {
 			treat_as_rawstr = R_TRUE;