diff --git a/t/lib-git-daemon.sh b/t/lib-git-daemon.sh
index ef2d01f36939199f9720faad06d2b3a01c7cd7f5..87f0ad8f4182b13903b9649308e36e34a6122494 100644
--- a/t/lib-git-daemon.sh
+++ b/t/lib-git-daemon.sh
@@ -31,19 +31,19 @@ start_git_daemon() {
 		>&3 2>git_daemon_output &
 	GIT_DAEMON_PID=$!
 	{
-		read line
+		read line <&7
 		echo >&4 "$line"
-		cat >&4 &
+		cat <&7 >&4 &
+	} 7<git_daemon_output &&
 
-		# Check expected output
-		if test x"$(expr "$line" : "\[[0-9]*\] \(.*\)")" != x"Ready to rumble"
-		then
-			kill "$GIT_DAEMON_PID"
-			wait "$GIT_DAEMON_PID"
-			trap 'die' EXIT
-			error "git daemon failed to start"
-		fi
-	} <git_daemon_output
+	# Check expected output
+	if test x"$(expr "$line" : "\[[0-9]*\] \(.*\)")" != x"Ready to rumble"
+	then
+		kill "$GIT_DAEMON_PID"
+		wait "$GIT_DAEMON_PID"
+		trap 'die' EXIT
+		error "git daemon failed to start"
+	fi
 }
 
 stop_git_daemon() {