diff --git a/stream/stream.c b/stream/stream.c
index c8b3d34a51..f5f61e93c9 100644
--- a/stream/stream.c
+++ b/stream/stream.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ extern const stream_info_t stream_info_ffmpeg;
 extern const stream_info_t stream_info_ffmpeg_unsafe;
 extern const stream_info_t stream_info_avdevice;
 extern const stream_info_t stream_info_file;
+extern const stream_info_t stream_info_fd;
 extern const stream_info_t stream_info_ifo_dvdnav;
 extern const stream_info_t stream_info_dvdnav;
 extern const stream_info_t stream_info_bdmv_dir;
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ static const stream_info_t *const stream_list[] = {
     &stream_info_mf,
     &stream_info_edl,
     &stream_info_file,
+    &stream_info_fd,
     &stream_info_cb,
     NULL
 };
diff --git a/stream/stream_file.c b/stream/stream_file.c
index ec801cd82f..1c5223073b 100644
--- a/stream/stream_file.c
+++ b/stream/stream_file.c
@@ -351,8 +351,15 @@ static int open_f(stream_t *stream)
 const stream_info_t stream_info_file = {
     .name = "file",
     .open = open_f,
-    .protocols = (const char*const[]){ "file", "", "fd", "fdclose",
-                                       "appending", NULL },
+    .protocols = (const char*const[]){ "file", "", "appending", NULL },
     .can_write = true,
     .stream_origin = STREAM_ORIGIN_FS,
 };
+
+const stream_info_t stream_info_fd = {
+    .name = "fd",
+    .open = open_f,
+    .protocols = (const char*const[]){ "fd", "fdclose", NULL },
+    .can_write = true,
+    .stream_origin = STREAM_ORIGIN_UNSAFE,
+};