diff --git a/common/params.cc b/common/params.cc
index 03a3cc31f1..615dd55abd 100644
--- a/common/params.cc
+++ b/common/params.cc
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ int fsync_dir(const std::string &path) {
   int result = -1;
   int fd = HANDLE_EINTR(open(path.c_str(), O_RDONLY, 0755));
   if (fd >= 0) {
-    result = fsync(fd);
-    close(fd);
+    result = HANDLE_EINTR(fsync(fd));
+    HANDLE_EINTR(close(fd));
   }
   return result;
 }