diff --git a/adb/shell_service.cpp b/adb/shell_service.cpp
index 01e206a..b0b31f1 100644
--- a/adb/shell_service.cpp
+++ b/adb/shell_service.cpp
@@ -493,10 +493,10 @@
                 // We also need to close the pipes connected to the child process
                 // so that if it ignores SIGHUP and continues to write data it
                 // won't fill up the pipe and block.
-                stdinout_sfd_.clear();
-                stderr_sfd_.clear();
+                stdinout_sfd_.reset();
+                stderr_sfd_.reset();
             }
-            dead_sfd->clear();
+            dead_sfd->reset();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/base/include/android-base/unique_fd.h b/base/include/android-base/unique_fd.h
index c323311..6cfcfcd 100644
--- a/base/include/android-base/unique_fd.h
+++ b/base/include/android-base/unique_fd.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
   unique_fd_impl() : value_(-1) {}
 
   explicit unique_fd_impl(int value) : value_(value) {}
-  ~unique_fd_impl() { clear(); }
+  ~unique_fd_impl() { reset(); }
 
   unique_fd_impl(unique_fd_impl&& other) : value_(other.release()) {}
   unique_fd_impl& operator=(unique_fd_impl&& s) {
@@ -63,17 +63,13 @@
     return *this;
   }
 
-  void reset(int new_value) {
+  void reset(int new_value = -1) {
     if (value_ != -1) {
       Closer::Close(value_);
     }
     value_ = new_value;
   }
 
-  void clear() {
-    reset(-1);
-  }
-
   int get() const { return value_; }
   operator int() const { return get(); }