diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/ntdll.spec b/dlls/ntdll/ntdll.spec
index 61ec0e97312..0fbefe1d451 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/ntdll.spec
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/ntdll.spec
@@ -1023,6 +1023,7 @@ name	ntdll
 
 # Server interface
 @ cdecl -norelay wine_server_call(ptr) wine_server_call
+@ cdecl wine_server_fd_to_handle(long long long ptr) wine_server_fd_to_handle
 @ cdecl wine_server_handle_to_fd(long long ptr ptr ptr) wine_server_handle_to_fd
 
 # Codepages
diff --git a/dlls/x11drv/x11drv_main.c b/dlls/x11drv/x11drv_main.c
index 4034dc28803..0f26b83c294 100644
--- a/dlls/x11drv/x11drv_main.c
+++ b/dlls/x11drv/x11drv_main.c
@@ -36,15 +36,15 @@
 #include "wine/winbase16.h"
 #include "winreg.h"
 
-#include "wine/debug.h"
 #include "gdi.h"
-#include "file.h"
 #include "user.h"
 #include "win.h"
 #include "wine_gl.h"
 #include "x11drv.h"
 #include "xvidmode.h"
 #include "dga2.h"
+#include "wine/server.h"
+#include "wine/debug.h"
 
 WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(x11drv);
 
@@ -449,8 +449,12 @@ struct x11drv_thread_data *x11drv_init_thread_data(void)
     fcntl( ConnectionNumber(data->display), F_SETFD, 1 ); /* set close on exec flag */
     if (synchronous) XSynchronize( data->display, True );
     wine_tsx11_unlock();
-    data->display_fd = FILE_DupUnixHandle( ConnectionNumber(data->display),
-                                           GENERIC_READ | SYNCHRONIZE, FALSE );
+    if (wine_server_fd_to_handle( ConnectionNumber(data->display), GENERIC_READ | SYNCHRONIZE,
+                                  FALSE, &data->display_fd ))
+    {
+        MESSAGE( "x11drv: Can't allocate handle for display fd\n" );
+        ExitProcess(1);
+    }
     data->process_event_count = 0;
     NtCurrentTeb()->driver_data = data;
     return data;
diff --git a/files/file.c b/files/file.c
index 7f7cca7de70..06bdf0f11cd 100644
--- a/files/file.c
+++ b/files/file.c
@@ -306,31 +306,6 @@ void FILE_SetDosError(void)
 }
 
 
-/***********************************************************************
- *           FILE_DupUnixHandle
- *
- * Duplicate a Unix handle into a task handle.
- * Returns 0 on failure.
- */
-HANDLE FILE_DupUnixHandle( int fd, DWORD access, BOOL inherit )
-{
-    HANDLE ret;
-
-    wine_server_send_fd( fd );
-
-    SERVER_START_REQ( alloc_file_handle )
-    {
-        req->access  = access;
-        req->inherit = inherit;
-        req->fd      = fd;
-        wine_server_call( req );
-        ret = reply->handle;
-    }
-    SERVER_END_REQ;
-    return ret;
-}
-
-
 /***********************************************************************
  *           FILE_GetUnixHandleType
  *
diff --git a/include/file.h b/include/file.h
index 2d7dbd396b7..09e1f59b9c7 100644
--- a/include/file.h
+++ b/include/file.h
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ extern mode_t FILE_umask;
 extern int FILE_strcasecmp( const char *str1, const char *str2 );
 extern int FILE_strncasecmp( const char *str1, const char *str2, int len );
 extern void FILE_SetDosError(void);
-extern HANDLE FILE_DupUnixHandle( int fd, DWORD access, BOOL inherit );
 extern int FILE_GetUnixHandle( HANDLE handle, DWORD access );
 extern BOOL FILE_Stat( LPCSTR unixName, BY_HANDLE_FILE_INFORMATION *info );
 extern HFILE16 FILE_Dup2( HFILE16 hFile1, HFILE16 hFile2 );
diff --git a/include/wine/server.h b/include/wine/server.h
index 16a9767e8ed..7cecb409363 100644
--- a/include/wine/server.h
+++ b/include/wine/server.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct __server_request_info
 
 extern unsigned int wine_server_call( void *req_ptr );
 extern void wine_server_send_fd( int fd );
+extern int wine_server_fd_to_handle( int fd, unsigned int access, int inherit, obj_handle_t *handle );
 extern int wine_server_handle_to_fd( obj_handle_t handle, unsigned int access, int *unix_fd,
                                      enum fd_type *type, int *flags );
 
diff --git a/scheduler/client.c b/scheduler/client.c
index 2c6ca68f396..de1da8ced17 100644
--- a/scheduler/client.c
+++ b/scheduler/client.c
@@ -364,6 +364,30 @@ inline static int store_cached_fd( int fd, obj_handle_t handle )
 }
 
 
+/***********************************************************************
+ *           wine_server_fd_to_handle   (NTDLL.@)
+ *
+ * Allocate a file handle for a Unix fd.
+ */
+int wine_server_fd_to_handle( int fd, unsigned int access, int inherit, obj_handle_t *handle )
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    *handle = 0;
+    wine_server_send_fd( fd );
+
+    SERVER_START_REQ( alloc_file_handle )
+    {
+        req->access  = access;
+        req->inherit = inherit;
+        req->fd      = fd;
+        if (!(ret = wine_server_call( req ))) *handle = reply->handle;
+    }
+    SERVER_END_REQ;
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
 /***********************************************************************
  *           wine_server_handle_to_fd   (NTDLL.@)
  *
diff --git a/scheduler/process.c b/scheduler/process.c
index 2d83fbc7b70..e91bd883342 100644
--- a/scheduler/process.c
+++ b/scheduler/process.c
@@ -403,9 +403,13 @@ static BOOL process_init( char *argv[] )
 	/* no parent, and no new console requested, create a simple console with bare handles to
 	 * unix stdio input & output streams (aka simple console)
 	 */
-	SetStdHandle( STD_INPUT_HANDLE,  FILE_DupUnixHandle( 0, GENERIC_READ|SYNCHRONIZE, TRUE ));
-	SetStdHandle( STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE, FILE_DupUnixHandle( 1, GENERIC_WRITE|SYNCHRONIZE, TRUE ));
-	SetStdHandle( STD_ERROR_HANDLE,  FILE_DupUnixHandle( 1, GENERIC_WRITE|SYNCHRONIZE, TRUE ));
+        HANDLE handle;
+        wine_server_fd_to_handle( 0, GENERIC_READ|SYNCHRONIZE, TRUE, &handle );
+        SetStdHandle( STD_INPUT_HANDLE, handle );
+        wine_server_fd_to_handle( 1, GENERIC_WRITE|SYNCHRONIZE, TRUE, &handle );
+        SetStdHandle( STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE, handle );
+        wine_server_fd_to_handle( 1, GENERIC_WRITE|SYNCHRONIZE, TRUE, &handle );
+        SetStdHandle( STD_ERROR_HANDLE, handle );
     }
     else if (!(main_create_flags & (DETACHED_PROCESS|CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE)))
     {