diff --git a/dlls/kernelbase/console.c b/dlls/kernelbase/console.c
index 7cd87f53b3c..61569fda9a6 100644
--- a/dlls/kernelbase/console.c
+++ b/dlls/kernelbase/console.c
@@ -2307,33 +2307,45 @@ void init_console( void )
         COORD size;
 
         if (is_tty_handle( params->hStdInput ))
-        {
             tty_in = params->hStdInput;
-            params->hStdInput = NULL;
-        }
         if (is_tty_handle( params->hStdOutput ))
-        {
             tty_out = params->hStdOutput;
-            params->hStdOutput = NULL;
-        }
-        if (is_tty_handle( params->hStdError ))
-        {
-            if (tty_out) CloseHandle( params->hStdError );
-            else tty_out = params->hStdError;
-            params->hStdError = NULL;
-        }
+        else if (is_tty_handle( params->hStdError ))
+            tty_out = params->hStdError;
 
         size.X = params->dwXCountChars;
         size.Y = params->dwYCountChars;
         TRACE( "creating unix console (size %u %u)\n", size.X, size.Y );
         params->ConsoleHandle = create_pseudo_console( size, tty_in, tty_out, NULL, 0, &process );
-        CloseHandle( process );
-        CloseHandle( tty_in );
-        CloseHandle( tty_out );
-
-        if (params->ConsoleHandle && create_console_connection( params->ConsoleHandle ))
+        if (params->ConsoleHandle)
+        {
+            CloseHandle( process );
+
+            if (is_tty_handle( params->hStdInput ))
+            {
+                CloseHandle( params->hStdInput );
+                params->hStdInput = NULL;
+            }
+            if (is_tty_handle( params->hStdOutput ))
+            {
+                CloseHandle( params->hStdOutput );
+                params->hStdOutput = NULL;
+            }
+            if (is_tty_handle( params->hStdError ))
+            {
+                CloseHandle( params->hStdError );
+                params->hStdError = NULL;
+            }
+
+            if (params->ConsoleHandle && create_console_connection( params->ConsoleHandle ))
+            {
+                init_console_std_handles( FALSE );
+            }
+        }
+        else
         {
-            init_console_std_handles( FALSE );
+            WARN( "Failed to create console process\n" );
+            params->ConsoleHandle = CONSOLE_HANDLE_SHELL_NO_WINDOW;
         }
     }
     else if (params->ConsoleHandle == CONSOLE_HANDLE_ALLOC ||