diff --git a/internal/worker.zsh b/internal/worker.zsh
index 3918893c..644d74c6 100644
--- a/internal/worker.zsh
+++ b/internal/worker.zsh
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ function _p9k_worker_start() {
     _p9k__worker_file_prefix=${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/p10k.worker.$EUID.$sysparams[pid].$EPOCHSECONDS
 
     sysopen -r -o cloexec -u _p9k__worker_resp_fd <(
+      exec 0</dev/null
       if [[ -n $_POWERLEVEL9K_WORKER_LOG_LEVEL ]]; then
         exec 2>$_p9k__worker_file_prefix.log
         setopt xtrace