diff --git a/packages/inquirer/lib/ui/baseUI.js b/packages/inquirer/lib/ui/baseUI.js
index 0567d7c40..0903e9af5 100644
--- a/packages/inquirer/lib/ui/baseUI.js
+++ b/packages/inquirer/lib/ui/baseUI.js
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ class UI {
     // Close the readline
     this.rl.output.end();
     this.rl.pause();
-    this.rl.close();
+
+    // @see https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/21771
+    if (!/^win/i.test(process.platform)) {
+      this.rl.close();
+    }
   }
 }