diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritplugin.cpp
index 75226043363..f24384a20ef 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritplugin.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ FetchContext::FetchContext(const QSharedPointer<GerritChange> &change,
     m_process.setWorkingDirectory(repository);
     m_process.setProcessEnvironment(Git::Internal::GitPlugin::instance()->
                                     gitClient()->processEnvironment());
+    m_process.closeWriteChannel();
 }
 
 FetchContext::~FetchContext()