diff --git a/src/aof.cpp b/src/aof.cpp
index bfebf5a5c..c7160489b 100644
--- a/src/aof.cpp
+++ b/src/aof.cpp
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ int loadAppendOnlyFile(char *filename) {
 
         serverLog(LL_NOTICE,"Reading RDB preamble from AOF file...");
         if (fseek(fp,0,SEEK_SET) == -1) goto readerr;
-        rioInitWithFile(&rdb,fileno(fp));
+        rioInitWithFile(&rdb,fp);
         rdbSaveInfo rsi = RDB_SAVE_INFO_INIT;
         if (rdbLoadRio(&rdb,&rsi,1) != C_OK) {
             serverLog(LL_WARNING,"Error reading the RDB preamble of the AOF file, AOF loading aborted");
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ int rewriteAppendOnlyFile(char *filename) {
     }
 
     g_pserver->aof_child_diff = sdsempty();
-    rioInitWithFile(&aof,fileno(fp));
+    rioInitWithFile(&aof,fp);
 
     if (g_pserver->aof_rewrite_incremental_fsync)
         rioSetAutoSync(&aof,REDIS_AUTOSYNC_BYTES);
diff --git a/src/rdb-s3.cpp b/src/rdb-s3.cpp
index e32275ef2..39be87f83 100644
--- a/src/rdb-s3.cpp
+++ b/src/rdb-s3.cpp
@@ -33,12 +33,19 @@ int rdbSaveS3(char *s3bucket, rdbSaveInfo *rsi)
     else
     {
         close(fd[0]);
-        if (rdbSaveFd(fd[1], rsi) != C_OK)
+        FILE *fp = fdopen(fd[1], "w");
+        if (fp == NULL)
         {
-            close(fd[1]);
+            close (fd[1]);
             return C_ERR;
         }
-        close(fd[1]);
+
+        if (rdbSaveFp(fp, rsi) != C_OK)
+        {
+            fclose(fp);
+            return C_ERR;
+        }
+        fclose(fp);
         waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
     }
     
@@ -59,7 +66,7 @@ int rdbLoadS3Core(int fd, rdbSaveInfo *rsi)
 
     if ((fp = fdopen(fd, "rb")) == NULL) return C_ERR;
     startLoading(fp);
-    rioInitWithFile(&rdb,fileno(fp));
+    rioInitWithFile(&rdb,fp);
     retval = rdbLoadRio(&rdb,rsi,0);
     fclose(fp);
     stopLoading();
diff --git a/src/rdb.cpp b/src/rdb.cpp
index a5f36b95a..97b20e24b 100644
--- a/src/rdb.cpp
+++ b/src/rdb.cpp
@@ -1220,12 +1220,12 @@ werr: /* Write error. */
     return C_ERR;
 }
 
-int rdbSaveFd(int fd, rdbSaveInfo *rsi)
+int rdbSaveFp(FILE *fp, rdbSaveInfo *rsi)
 {
     int error = 0;
     rio rdb;
 
-    rioInitWithFile(&rdb,fd);
+    rioInitWithFile(&rdb,fp);
 
     if (g_pserver->rdb_save_incremental_fsync)
         rioSetAutoSync(&rdb,REDIS_AUTOSYNC_BYTES);
@@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@ int rdbSaveFile(char *filename, rdbSaveInfo *rsi) {
         return C_ERR;
     }
 
-    if (rdbSaveFd(fileno(fp), rsi) == C_ERR){
+    if (rdbSaveFp(fp, rsi) == C_ERR){
         goto werr;
     }
 
@@ -2151,7 +2151,7 @@ int rdbLoadFile(char *filename, rdbSaveInfo *rsi) {
 
     if ((fp = fopen(filename,"r")) == NULL) return C_ERR;
     startLoading(fp);
-    rioInitWithFile(&rdb,fileno(fp));
+    rioInitWithFile(&rdb,fp);
     retval = rdbLoadRio(&rdb,rsi,0);
     fclose(fp);
     stopLoading();
diff --git a/src/rdb.h b/src/rdb.h
index 45cfa475a..0ee2cad92 100644
--- a/src/rdb.h
+++ b/src/rdb.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ int rdbSaveToSlavesSockets(rdbSaveInfo *rsi);
 void rdbRemoveTempFile(pid_t childpid);
 int rdbSave(rdbSaveInfo *rsi);
 int rdbSaveFile(char *filename, rdbSaveInfo *rsi);
-int rdbSaveFd(int fd, rdbSaveInfo *rsi);
+int rdbSaveFp(FILE *pf, rdbSaveInfo *rsi);
 int rdbSaveS3(char *path, rdbSaveInfo *rsi);
 int rdbLoadS3(char *path, rdbSaveInfo *rsi);
 ssize_t rdbSaveObject(rio *rdb, robj_roptr o, robj *key);
diff --git a/src/redis-check-rdb.cpp b/src/redis-check-rdb.cpp
index a1194799e..1e8c20428 100644
--- a/src/redis-check-rdb.cpp
+++ b/src/redis-check-rdb.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ int redis_check_rdb(const char *rdbfilename, FILE *fp) {
     int closefile = (fp == NULL);
     if (fp == NULL && (fp = fopen(rdbfilename,"r")) == NULL) return 1;
 
-    rioInitWithFile(&rdb,fileno(fp));
+    rioInitWithFile(&rdb,fp);
     rdbstate.rio = &rdb;
     rdb.update_cksum = rdbLoadProgressCallback;
     if (rioRead(&rdb,buf,9) == 0) goto eoferr;
diff --git a/src/rio.cpp b/src/rio.cpp
index 3c0c7672a..d6d1937eb 100644
--- a/src/rio.cpp
+++ b/src/rio.cpp
@@ -109,13 +109,14 @@ void rioInitWithBuffer(rio *r, sds s) {
 static size_t rioFileWrite(rio *r, const void *buf, size_t len) {
     size_t retval;
 
-    retval = write(r->io.file.fd,buf,len);
+    retval = fwrite(buf,len,1,r->io.file.fp);
     r->io.file.buffered += len;
 
     if (r->io.file.autosync &&
         r->io.file.buffered >= r->io.file.autosync)
     {
-        redis_fsync(r->io.file.fd);
+        fflush(r->io.file.fp);
+        redis_fsync(fileno(r->io.file.fp));
         r->io.file.buffered = 0;
     }
     return retval;
@@ -123,18 +124,18 @@ static size_t rioFileWrite(rio *r, const void *buf, size_t len) {
 
 /* Returns 1 or 0 for success/failure. */
 static size_t rioFileRead(rio *r, void *buf, size_t len) {
-    return read(r->io.file.fd,buf,len);
+    return fread(buf,len,1,r->io.file.fp);
 }
 
 /* Returns read/write position in file. */
 static off_t rioFileTell(rio *r) {
-    return lseek(r->io.file.fd, 0, SEEK_CUR);
+    return ftello(r->io.file.fp);
 }
 
 /* Flushes any buffer to target device if applicable. Returns 1 on success
  * and 0 on failures. */
 static int rioFileFlush(rio *r) {
-    return (fsync(r->io.file.fd) == 0) ? 1 : 0;
+    return (fflush(r->io.file.fp) == 0) ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
 static const rio rioFileIO = {
@@ -149,9 +150,9 @@ static const rio rioFileIO = {
     { { NULL, 0 } } /* union for io-specific vars */
 };
 
-void rioInitWithFile(rio *r, int fd) {
+void rioInitWithFile(rio *r, FILE *fp) {
     *r = rioFileIO;
-    r->io.file.fd = fd;
+    r->io.file.fp = fp;
     r->io.file.buffered = 0;
     r->io.file.autosync = 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/rio.h b/src/rio.h
index 172b7f9b2..3ec32263b 100644
--- a/src/rio.h
+++ b/src/rio.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ struct _rio {
         } buffer;
         /* Stdio file pointer target. */
         struct {
-            int fd;
+            FILE *fp;
             off_t buffered; /* Bytes written since last fsync. */
             off_t autosync; /* fsync after 'autosync' bytes written. */
         } file;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static inline int rioFlush(rio *r) {
     return r->flush(r);
 }
 
-void rioInitWithFile(rio *r, int fd);
+void rioInitWithFile(rio *r, FILE *fp);
 void rioInitWithBuffer(rio *r, sds s);
 void rioInitWithFdset(rio *r, int *fds, int numfds);