diff --git a/util_windows.go b/util_windows.go
index 92944f3..4933ac3 100644
--- a/util_windows.go
+++ b/util_windows.go
@@ -93,5 +93,13 @@ func ReadPassword(fd int) ([]byte, error) {
 		windows.SetConsoleMode(windows.Handle(fd), old)
 	}()
 
-	return readPasswordLine(os.NewFile(uintptr(fd), "stdin"))
+	var h windows.Handle
+	p, _ := windows.GetCurrentProcess()
+	if err := windows.DuplicateHandle(p, windows.Handle(fd), p, &h, 0, false, windows.DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	f := os.NewFile(uintptr(h), "stdin")
+	defer f.Close()
+	return readPasswordLine(f)
 }