diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 2443c2f1..9c9fffaa 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-11-10  Werner Koch  <wk@g10code.com>
+
+	* engine-uiserver.c (uiserver_new): Pass fdpassing flag to
+	assuan_socket_connect.
+
 2009-11-10  Marcus Brinkmann  <marcus@g10code.de>
 
 	* gpgme.c (gpgme_new): Set default sub protocol.
diff --git a/src/engine-uiserver.c b/src/engine-uiserver.c
index a867832a..cdcf683e 100644
--- a/src/engine-uiserver.c
+++ b/src/engine-uiserver.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ uiserver_new (void **engine, const char *file_name, const char *home_dir)
   err = assuan_socket_connect (uiserver->assuan_ctx,
 			       file_name ?
 			       file_name : _gpgme_get_uiserver_socket_path (),
-			       0, 0);
+			       0, ASSUAN_SOCKET_SERVER_FDPASSING);
   if (err)
     goto leave;