diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 0393652542..0cb0c7bf33 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2015-08-21  Gary Benson  <gbenson@redhat.com>
+
+	* nat/linux-namespaces.c (linux_mntns_access_fs):
+	Do not overwrite old_chain.
+
 2015-08-20  Max Filippov  <jcmvbkbc@gmail.com>
 
 	* arch/xtensa.h: New file.
diff --git a/gdb/nat/linux-namespaces.c b/gdb/nat/linux-namespaces.c
index fd0d4b05ec..434142936e 100644
--- a/gdb/nat/linux-namespaces.c
+++ b/gdb/nat/linux-namespaces.c
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ linux_mntns_access_fs (pid_t pid)
   if (fd < 0)
     goto error;
 
-  old_chain = make_cleanup_close (fd);
+  make_cleanup_close (fd);
 
   if (fstat (fd, &sb) != 0)
     goto error;