diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/windows/c.rs b/src/libstd/sys/windows/c.rs
index 7f89ea979391e..2ddf685729bcb 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/windows/c.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/windows/c.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ pub const STD_INPUT_HANDLE: libc::DWORD = -10i32 as libc::DWORD;
 pub const STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE: libc::DWORD = -11i32 as libc::DWORD;
 pub const STD_ERROR_HANDLE: libc::DWORD = -12i32 as libc::DWORD;
 
+pub const HANDLE_FLAG_INHERIT: libc::DWORD = 0x00000001;
+
 #[repr(C)]
 #[cfg(target_arch = "x86")]
 pub struct WSADATA {
@@ -408,6 +410,9 @@ extern "system" {
     pub fn GetUserProfileDirectoryW(hToken: libc::HANDLE,
                                     lpProfileDir: libc::LPCWSTR,
                                     lpcchSize: *mut libc::DWORD) -> libc::BOOL;
+    pub fn SetHandleInformation(hObject: libc::HANDLE,
+                                dwMask: libc::DWORD,
+                                dwFlags: libc::DWORD) -> libc::BOOL;
 }
 
 // Functions that aren't available on Windows XP, but we still use them and just
diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/windows/net.rs b/src/libstd/sys/windows/net.rs
index 0b9052672369d..b765bc6e50085 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/windows/net.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/windows/net.rs
@@ -82,26 +82,31 @@ impl Socket {
             SocketAddr::V4(..) => libc::AF_INET,
             SocketAddr::V6(..) => libc::AF_INET6,
         };
-        let socket = unsafe {
-            c::WSASocketW(fam, ty, 0, 0 as *mut _, 0,
-                          c::WSA_FLAG_OVERLAPPED | c::WSA_FLAG_NO_HANDLE_INHERIT)
-        };
-        match socket {
-            INVALID_SOCKET => Err(last_error()),
-            n => Ok(Socket(n)),
-        }
+        let socket = try!(unsafe {
+            match c::WSASocketW(fam, ty, 0, 0 as *mut _, 0,
+                                c::WSA_FLAG_OVERLAPPED) {
+                INVALID_SOCKET => Err(last_error()),
+                n => Ok(Socket(n)),
+            }
+        });
+        try!(socket.set_no_inherit());
+        Ok(socket)
     }
 
     pub fn accept(&self, storage: *mut libc::sockaddr,
                   len: *mut libc::socklen_t) -> io::Result<Socket> {
-        match unsafe { libc::accept(self.0, storage, len) } {
-            INVALID_SOCKET => Err(last_error()),
-            n => Ok(Socket(n)),
-        }
+        let socket = try!(unsafe {
+            match libc::accept(self.0, storage, len) {
+                INVALID_SOCKET => Err(last_error()),
+                n => Ok(Socket(n)),
+            }
+        });
+        try!(socket.set_no_inherit());
+        Ok(socket)
     }
 
     pub fn duplicate(&self) -> io::Result<Socket> {
-        unsafe {
+        let socket = try!(unsafe {
             let mut info: c::WSAPROTOCOL_INFO = mem::zeroed();
             try!(cvt(c::WSADuplicateSocketW(self.0,
                                             c::GetCurrentProcessId(),
@@ -110,12 +115,13 @@ impl Socket {
                                 info.iSocketType,
                                 info.iProtocol,
                                 &mut info, 0,
-                                c::WSA_FLAG_OVERLAPPED |
-                                    c::WSA_FLAG_NO_HANDLE_INHERIT) {
+                                c::WSA_FLAG_OVERLAPPED) {
                 INVALID_SOCKET => Err(last_error()),
                 n => Ok(Socket(n)),
             }
-        }
+        });
+        try!(socket.set_no_inherit());
+        Ok(socket)
     }
 
     pub fn read(&self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
@@ -156,6 +162,13 @@ impl Socket {
             Ok(Some(Duration::new(secs as u64, nsec as u32)))
         }
     }
+
+    fn set_no_inherit(&self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        sys::cvt(unsafe {
+            c::SetHandleInformation(self.0 as libc::HANDLE,
+                                    c::HANDLE_FLAG_INHERIT, 0)
+        }).map(|_| ())
+    }
 }
 
 impl Drop for Socket {