diff --git a/src/os_unix.c b/src/os_unix.c
index de0bb31..f77debc 100644
--- a/src/os_unix.c
+++ b/src/os_unix.c
@@ -5466,7 +5466,7 @@
     job->jv_channel = channel;  /* ch_refcount was set above */
 
     if (pty_master_fd >= 0)
-	close(pty_slave_fd); /* duped above */
+	close(pty_slave_fd); /* not used in the parent */
     /* close child stdin, stdout and stderr */
     if (!use_file_for_in && fd_in[0] >= 0)
 	close(fd_in[0]);
@@ -5669,6 +5669,29 @@
 }
 #endif
 
+#if defined(FEAT_TERMINAL) || defined(PROTO)
+    int
+mch_create_pty_channel(job_T *job, jobopt_T *options)
+{
+    int		pty_master_fd = -1;
+    int		pty_slave_fd = -1;
+    channel_T	*channel;
+
+    open_pty(&pty_master_fd, &pty_slave_fd, &job->jv_tty_name);
+    close(pty_slave_fd);
+
+    channel = add_channel();
+    if (channel == NULL)
+	return FAIL;
+    job->jv_channel = channel;  /* ch_refcount was set by add_channel() */
+    channel->ch_keep_open = TRUE;
+
+    channel_set_pipes(channel, pty_master_fd, pty_master_fd, pty_master_fd);
+    channel_set_job(channel, job, options);
+    return OK;
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Check for CTRL-C typed by reading all available characters.
  * In cooked mode we should get SIGINT, no need to check.