diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 3dff81ac62a..fe585c4f531 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2020-10-29  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
+
+	* progspace.c (program_space::~program_space): Don't call
+	exec_close.
+
 2020-10-29  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
 
 	* exec.c (exec_target::close): Don't change current program
diff --git a/gdb/progspace.c b/gdb/progspace.c
index 70c0f7ec2a2..0e7c8d2428e 100644
--- a/gdb/progspace.c
+++ b/gdb/progspace.c
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ program_space::~program_space ()
 
   breakpoint_program_space_exit (this);
   no_shared_libraries (NULL, 0);
-  exec_close ();
   free_all_objfiles ();
   /* Defer breakpoint re-set because we don't want to create new
      locations for this pspace which we're tearing down.  */