diff --git a/inet/rcmd.c b/inet/rcmd.c
index b7cc7a8..e43d4af 100644
--- a/inet/rcmd.c
+++ b/inet/rcmd.c
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ rresvport_af (int *alport, sa_family_t family)
 		__set_errno (EAFNOSUPPORT);
 		return -1;
 	}
+	/* NB: No SOCK_CLOXEC for backwards compatibility.  */
 	s = __socket(family, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
 	if (s < 0)
 		return -1;
diff --git a/inet/rexec.c b/inet/rexec.c
index 43fb67b..82e15ae 100644
--- a/inet/rexec.c
+++ b/inet/rexec.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ rexec_af (char **ahost, int rport, const char *name, const char *pass,
 	}
 	ruserpass(res0->ai_canonname, &name, &pass);
 retry:
+	/* NB: No SOCK_CLOXEC for backwards compatibility.  */
 	s = __socket(res0->ai_family, res0->ai_socktype, 0);
 	if (s < 0) {
 		perror("rexec: socket");
diff --git a/nis/nis_findserv.c b/nis/nis_findserv.c
index 77f3c7c..8e01164 100644
--- a/nis/nis_findserv.c
+++ b/nis/nis_findserv.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ __nis_findfastest_with_timeout (dir_binding *bind,
     }
 
   /* Create RPC handle */
-  sock = socket (AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP);
+  sock = socket (AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, IPPROTO_UDP);
   clnt = clntudp_create (&saved_sin, NIS_PROG, NIS_VERSION, *timeout, &sock);
   if (clnt == NULL)
     {
diff --git a/resolv/res_hconf.c b/resolv/res_hconf.c
index d0d116d..8fc06e9 100644
--- a/resolv/res_hconf.c
+++ b/resolv/res_hconf.c
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ _res_hconf_reorder_addrs (struct hostent *hp)
       /* Initialize interface table.  */
 
       /* The SIOCGIFNETMASK ioctl will only work on an AF_INET socket.  */
-      sd = __socket (AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
+      sd = __socket (AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0);
       if (sd < 0)
 	return;
 
diff --git a/resolv/res_send.c b/resolv/res_send.c
index ffb9a6a..3de0b3e 100644
--- a/resolv/res_send.c
+++ b/resolv/res_send.c
@@ -692,7 +692,8 @@ send_vc(res_state statp,
 		if (statp->_vcsock >= 0)
 		  __res_iclose(statp, false);
 
-		statp->_vcsock = socket(nsap->sa_family, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+		statp->_vcsock = socket
+		  (nsap->sa_family, SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0);
 		if (statp->_vcsock < 0) {
 			*terrno = errno;
 			Perror(statp, stderr, "socket(vc)", errno);
@@ -902,14 +903,16 @@ reopen (res_state statp, int *terrno, int ns)
 
 		/* only try IPv6 if IPv6 NS and if not failed before */
 		if (nsap->sa_family == AF_INET6 && !statp->ipv6_unavail) {
-			EXT(statp).nssocks[ns]
-				= socket(PF_INET6, SOCK_DGRAM|SOCK_NONBLOCK, 0);
+			EXT(statp).nssocks[ns] = socket
+			  (PF_INET6,
+			   SOCK_DGRAM | SOCK_NONBLOCK | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0);
 			if (EXT(statp).nssocks[ns] < 0)
 			    statp->ipv6_unavail = errno == EAFNOSUPPORT;
 			slen = sizeof (struct sockaddr_in6);
 		} else if (nsap->sa_family == AF_INET) {
-			EXT(statp).nssocks[ns]
-				= socket(PF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM|SOCK_NONBLOCK, 0);
+			EXT(statp).nssocks[ns] = socket
+			  (PF_INET,
+			   SOCK_DGRAM | SOCK_NONBLOCK | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0);
 			slen = sizeof (struct sockaddr_in);
 		}
 		if (EXT(statp).nssocks[ns] < 0) {
diff --git a/sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c b/sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c
index eed7264..a55cc39 100644
--- a/sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c
+++ b/sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c
@@ -2472,7 +2472,7 @@ getaddrinfo (const char *name, const char *service,
 		  close_retry:
 		    close_not_cancel_no_status (fd);
 		  af = q->ai_family;
-		  fd = __socket (af, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_IP);
+		  fd = __socket (af, SOCK_DGRAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, IPPROTO_IP);
 		}
 	      else
 		{
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/check_native.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/check_native.c
index 4a16460..7e5a7c9 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/check_native.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/check_native.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void
 __check_native (uint32_t a1_index, int *a1_native,
 		uint32_t a2_index, int *a2_native)
 {
-  int fd = __socket (PF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW, NETLINK_ROUTE);
+  int fd = __socket (PF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW | SOCK_CLOEXEC, NETLINK_ROUTE);
 
   struct sockaddr_nl nladdr;
   memset (&nladdr, '\0', sizeof (nladdr));
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ifaddrs.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ifaddrs.c
index cff12c2..3bc9902 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ifaddrs.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ifaddrs.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ __netlink_open (struct netlink_handle *h)
 {
   struct sockaddr_nl nladdr;
 
-  h->fd = __socket (PF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW, NETLINK_ROUTE);
+  h->fd = __socket (PF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW | SOCK_CLOEXEC, NETLINK_ROUTE);
   if (h->fd < 0)
     goto out;
 
