diff --git a/ui/build/ninja.go b/ui/build/ninja.go
index cb41579..7994f3a 100644
--- a/ui/build/ninja.go
+++ b/ui/build/ninja.go
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 	defer ctx.EndTrace()
 
 	fifo := filepath.Join(config.OutDir(), ".ninja_fifo")
-	status.NinjaReader(ctx, ctx.Status.StartTool(), fifo)
+	nr := status.NewNinjaReader(ctx, ctx.Status.StartTool(), fifo)
+	defer nr.Close()
 
 	executable := config.PrebuiltBuildTool("ninja")
 	args := []string{