diff --git a/kernel/include/process.h b/kernel/include/process.h
index 8fc6ee08..5799d92b 100644
--- a/kernel/include/process.h
+++ b/kernel/include/process.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } sleeper_t;
 
 extern void initialize_process_tree(void);
-extern process_t * spawn_process(volatile process_t * parent);
+extern process_t * spawn_process(volatile process_t * parent, int reuse_fds);
 extern void debug_print_process_tree(void);
 extern process_t * spawn_init(void);
 extern process_t * spawn_kidle(void);
diff --git a/kernel/sys/process.c b/kernel/sys/process.c
index ce9d5bed..bd6a269e 100644
--- a/kernel/sys/process.c
+++ b/kernel/sys/process.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ void process_disown(process_t * proc) {
  * @param parent The parent process to spawn the new one off of.
  * @return A pointer to the new process.
  */
-process_t * spawn_process(volatile process_t * parent) {
+process_t * spawn_process(volatile process_t * parent, int reuse_fds) {
 	assert(process_tree->root && "Attempted to spawn a process without init.");
 
 	/* Allocate a new process */
@@ -379,18 +379,23 @@ process_t * spawn_process(volatile process_t * parent) {
 	assert(proc->image.stack && "Failed to allocate kernel stack for new process.");
 
 	/* Clone the file descriptors from the original process */
-	proc->fds = malloc(sizeof(fd_table_t));
-	proc->fds->refs     = 1;
-	proc->fds->length   = parent->fds->length;
-	proc->fds->capacity = parent->fds->capacity;
-	debug_print(INFO,"    fds / files {");
-	proc->fds->entries  = malloc(sizeof(fs_node_t *) * proc->fds->capacity);
-	assert(proc->fds->entries && "Failed to allocate file descriptor table for new process.");
-	debug_print(INFO,"    ---");
-	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < parent->fds->length; ++i) {
-		proc->fds->entries[i] = clone_fs(parent->fds->entries[i]);
+	if (reuse_fds) {
+		proc->fds = parent->fds;
+		proc->fds->refs++;
+	} else {
+		proc->fds = malloc(sizeof(fd_table_t));
+		proc->fds->refs     = 1;
+		proc->fds->length   = parent->fds->length;
+		proc->fds->capacity = parent->fds->capacity;
+		debug_print(INFO,"    fds / files {");
+		proc->fds->entries  = malloc(sizeof(fs_node_t *) * proc->fds->capacity);
+		assert(proc->fds->entries && "Failed to allocate file descriptor table for new process.");
+		debug_print(INFO,"    ---");
+		for (uint32_t i = 0; i < parent->fds->length; ++i) {
+			proc->fds->entries[i] = clone_fs(parent->fds->entries[i]);
+		}
+		debug_print(INFO,"    }");
 	}
-	debug_print(INFO,"    }");
 
 	/* As well as the working directory */
 	proc->wd_node = clone_fs(parent->wd_node);
diff --git a/kernel/sys/task.c b/kernel/sys/task.c
index 7686a31a..e8ea11f8 100644
--- a/kernel/sys/task.c
+++ b/kernel/sys/task.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ uint32_t fork(void) {
 	assert(directory && "Could not allocate a new page directory!");
 	/* Spawn a new process from this one */
 	debug_print(INFO,"\033[1;32mALLOC {\033[0m");
-	process_t * new_proc = spawn_process(current_process);
+	process_t * new_proc = spawn_process(current_process, 0);
 	debug_print(INFO,"\033[1;32m}\033[0m");
 	assert(new_proc && "Could not allocate a new process!");
 	/* Set the new process' page directory to clone */
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ int create_kernel_tasklet(tasklet_t tasklet, char * name, void * argp) {
 
 	page_directory_t * directory = kernel_directory;
 	/* Spawn a new process from this one */
-	process_t * new_proc = spawn_process(current_process);
+	process_t * new_proc = spawn_process(current_process, 0);
 	assert(new_proc && "Could not allocate a new process!");
 	/* Set the new process' page directory to the original process' */
 	set_process_environment(new_proc, directory);
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ clone(uintptr_t new_stack, uintptr_t thread_func, uintptr_t arg) {
 	assert(parent && "Cloned from nothing??");
 	page_directory_t * directory = current_directory;
 	/* Spawn a new process from this one */
-	process_t * new_proc = spawn_process(current_process);
+	process_t * new_proc = spawn_process(current_process, 1);
 	assert(new_proc && "Could not allocate a new process!");
 	/* Set the new process' page directory to the original process' */
 	set_process_environment(new_proc, directory);
@@ -342,10 +342,6 @@ clone(uintptr_t new_stack, uintptr_t thread_func, uintptr_t arg) {
 
 	new_proc->is_tasklet = parent->is_tasklet;
 
-	free(new_proc->fds);
-	new_proc->fds = current_process->fds;
-	new_proc->fds->refs++;
-
 	new_proc->thread.eip = (uintptr_t)&return_to_userspace;
 
 	/* Add the new process to the ready queue */