diff --git a/core/java/android/os/SharedMemory.java b/core/java/android/os/SharedMemory.java
index 0540e3611b52c..57a88012a31a0 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/SharedMemory.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/SharedMemory.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public final class SharedMemory implements Parcelable, Closeable {
 
         mMemoryRegistration = new MemoryRegistration(mSize);
         mCleaner = Cleaner.create(mFileDescriptor,
-                new Closer(mFileDescriptor.getInt$(), mMemoryRegistration));
+                new Closer(mFileDescriptor, mMemoryRegistration));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -259,9 +259,6 @@ public final class SharedMemory implements Parcelable, Closeable {
             mCleaner.clean();
             mCleaner = null;
         }
-
-        // Cleaner.clean doesn't clear the value of the file descriptor.
-        mFileDescriptor.setInt$(-1);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -293,10 +290,10 @@ public final class SharedMemory implements Parcelable, Closeable {
      * Cleaner that closes the FD
      */
     private static final class Closer implements Runnable {
-        private int mFd;
+        private FileDescriptor mFd;
         private MemoryRegistration mMemoryReference;
 
-        private Closer(int fd, MemoryRegistration memoryReference) {
+        private Closer(FileDescriptor fd, MemoryRegistration memoryReference) {
             mFd = fd;
             mMemoryReference = memoryReference;
         }
@@ -304,9 +301,7 @@ public final class SharedMemory implements Parcelable, Closeable {
         @Override
         public void run() {
             try {
-                FileDescriptor fd = new FileDescriptor();
-                fd.setInt$(mFd);
-                Os.close(fd);
+                Os.close(mFd);
             } catch (ErrnoException e) { /* swallow error */ }
             mMemoryReference.release();
             mMemoryReference = null;