diff --git a/SOURCES/optimization_to_close_fds.patch b/SOURCES/optimization_to_close_fds.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ee2cd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/optimization_to_close_fds.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+--- ./src/do_command.c	2023-09-07 09:40:32.016272074 +0200
++++ ./src/do_command.c	2023-09-07 09:43:04.938995232 +0200
+@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
+ #include <string.h>
+ #include <sys/wait.h>
+ #include <unistd.h>
++#include <dirent.h>
+ 
+ #include "externs.h"
+ #include "funcs.h"
+@@ -239,10 +240,26 @@
+ 		{
+ 			char *shell = env_get("SHELL", jobenv);
+ 			int fd, fdmax = getdtablesize();
++			DIR *dir;
++			struct dirent *dent;
+ 
+-			/* close all unwanted open file descriptors */
+-			for(fd = STDERR + 1; fd < fdmax; fd++) {
+-				close(fd);
++			/*
++			 * if /proc is mounted, we can optimize what fd can be closed,
++			 * but if it isn't available, fall back to the previous behavior.
++			 */
++			if ((dir = opendir("/proc/self/fd")) != NULL) {
++				while ((dent = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
++					if (!strcmp(dent->d_name, ".") || !strcmp(dent->d_name, ".."))
++						continue;
++					fd = atoi(dent->d_name);
++					if (fd > STDERR_FILENO)
++						close(fd);
++					}
++			} else {
++				/* close all unwanted open file descriptors */
++				for(fd = STDERR + 1; fd < fdmax; fd++) {
++					close(fd);
++				}
+ 			}
+ 
+ #if DEBUGGING
diff --git a/SPECS/cronie.spec b/SPECS/cronie.spec
index fe39cc0..0cafe16 100644
--- a/SPECS/cronie.spec
+++ b/SPECS/cronie.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 Summary:   Cron daemon for executing programs at set times
 Name:      cronie
 Version:   1.5.2
-Release:   8%{?dist}
+Release:   8%{?dist}.alma.1
 License:   MIT and BSD and ISC and GPLv2+
 Group:     System Environment/Base
 URL:       https://github.com/cronie-crond/cronie
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ Patch6:     0001-Add-random-within-range-operator.patch
 Patch7:     0002-get_number-Add-missing-NUL-termination-for-the-scann.patch
 Patch8:     0003-Fix-regression-in-handling-x-crontab-entries.patch
 Patch9:     0004-Fix-regression-in-handling-1-5-crontab-entries.patch
+# Optimization to close fds from /proc/self/fd in case of high nofile limit after fork
+# https://github.com/cronie-crond/cronie/commit/e3682c7135b9176b60d226c60ee4e78cf1ab711b
+Patch10:     optimization_to_close_fds.patch
+
 
 %description
 Cronie contains the standard UNIX daemon crond that runs specified programs at
@@ -105,6 +109,7 @@ extra features.
 %patch7 -p1
 %patch8 -p1
 %patch9 -p1
+%patch10 -p1
 
 %build
 %configure \
@@ -233,6 +238,9 @@ exit 0
 %attr(0644,root,root) %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/cron.d/dailyjobs
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Mar 04 2024 Jonathan Wright <jonathan@almalinux.org> - 1.5.2-8.alma.1
+- Add `optimization_to_close_fds.patch` from centos stream
+
 * Mon Jul 11 2022 Jan Staněk <jstanek@redhat.com> - 1.5.2-8
 - Set 'missingok' for /etc/cron.deny to not recreate it on update