diff --git a/src/nmstermio.c b/src/nmstermio.c
index f4f082c..2aa8ca2 100644
--- a/src/nmstermio.c
+++ b/src/nmstermio.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static void nmstermio_set_terminal(int s) {
 	static int state = 1;
 
 	if (!isatty(STDIN_FILENO)) {
-		stdin = freopen("/dev/tty", "r", stdin);
+		freopen("/dev/tty", "r", stdin);
 	}
 	
 	if (s == 0) {
diff --git a/src/nmstermio_ncurses.c b/src/nmstermio_ncurses.c
index 928ede7..7836087 100644
--- a/src/nmstermio_ncurses.c
+++ b/src/nmstermio_ncurses.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static int foregroundColor   = COLOR_BLUE;            // Foreground color settin
  */
 void nmstermio_init_terminal(void) {
 	if (!isatty(STDIN_FILENO)) {
-		stdin = freopen("/dev/tty", "r", stdin);
+		freopen("/dev/tty", "r", stdin);
 	}
 	initscr();
 	cbreak();