diff --git a/tests/suites/helpers.function b/tests/suites/helpers.function
index cd9346e..8275733 100644
--- a/tests/suites/helpers.function
+++ b/tests/suites/helpers.function
@@ -391,45 +391,52 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__unix__) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__))
-static int redirect_output( FILE** out_stream, const char* path )
+static int redirect_output( FILE* out_stream, const char* path )
 {
-    int stdout_fd = dup( fileno( *out_stream ) );
+    int out_fd, dup_fd;
+    FILE* path_stream;
 
-    if( stdout_fd == -1 )
+    out_fd = fileno( out_stream );
+    dup_fd = dup( out_fd );
+
+    if( dup_fd == -1 )
     {
-        return -1;
+        return( -1 );
     }
 
-    fflush( *out_stream );
-    fclose( *out_stream );
-    *out_stream = fopen( path, "w" );
-
-    if( *out_stream == NULL )
+    path_stream = fopen( path, "w" );
+    if( path_stream == NULL )
     {
-        close( stdout_fd );
-        return -1;
+        close( dup_fd );
+        return( -1 );
     }
 
-    return stdout_fd;
+    fflush( out_stream );
+    if( dup2( fileno( path_stream ), out_fd ) == -1 )
+    {
+        close( dup_fd );
+        fclose( path_stream );
+        return( -1 );
+    }
+
+    fclose( path_stream );
+    return( dup_fd );
 }
 
-static int restore_output( FILE** out_stream, int old_fd )
+static int restore_output( FILE* out_stream, int dup_fd )
 {
-    fflush( *out_stream );
-    fclose( *out_stream );
+    int out_fd = fileno( out_stream );
 
-    *out_stream = fdopen( old_fd, "w" );
-    if( *out_stream == NULL )
+    fflush( out_stream );
+    if( dup2( dup_fd, out_fd ) == -1 )
     {
-        return -1;
+        close( out_fd );
+        close( dup_fd );
+        return( -1 );
     }
 
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static void close_output( FILE* out_stream )
-{
-    fclose( out_stream );
+    close( dup_fd );
+    return( 0 );
 }
 #endif /* __unix__ || __APPLE__ __MACH__ */
 
diff --git a/tests/suites/host_test.function b/tests/suites/host_test.function
index 4be6308..ca51e7b 100644
--- a/tests/suites/host_test.function
+++ b/tests/suites/host_test.function
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@
                  */
                 if( !option_verbose )
                 {
-                    stdout_fd = redirect_output( &stdout, "/dev/null" );
+                    stdout_fd = redirect_output( stdout, "/dev/null" );
                     if( stdout_fd == -1 )
                     {
                         /* Redirection has failed with no stdout so exit */
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@
                 }
 
 #if defined(__unix__) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__))
-                if( !option_verbose && restore_output( &stdout, stdout_fd ) )
+                if( !option_verbose && restore_output( stdout, stdout_fd ) )
                 {
                         /* Redirection has failed with no stdout so exit */
                         exit( 1 );
@@ -667,10 +667,5 @@
     mbedtls_memory_buffer_alloc_free();
 #endif
 
-#if defined(__unix__) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__))
-    if( stdout_fd != -1 )
-        close_output( stdout );
-#endif /* __unix__ || __APPLE__ __MACH__ */
-
     return( total_errors != 0 );
 }