diff --git a/_pytest/terminal.py b/_pytest/terminal.py
index db7136ea2..1e928dc7d 100644
--- a/_pytest/terminal.py
+++ b/_pytest/terminal.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
     # we try hard to make printing resilient against
     # later changes on FD level. (unless capturing is off/sys)
     stdout = sys.stdout
-    if config.option.capture == "fd" and hasattr(os, "dup"):
+    if hasattr(os, "dup"):
         try:
             newstdout = py.io.dupfile(stdout, buffering=1,
                                       encoding=stdout.encoding)
diff --git a/testing/test_terminal.py b/testing/test_terminal.py
index 3a0693d97..3b4be7be6 100644
--- a/testing/test_terminal.py
+++ b/testing/test_terminal.py
@@ -677,14 +677,6 @@ def test_fdopen_kept_alive_issue124(testdir):
         "*2 passed*"
     ])
 
-def test_nofd_manipulation_with_capture_disabled(testdir):
-    from _pytest.terminal import pytest_configure
-    config = testdir.parseconfig("--capture=no")
-    stdout = sys.stdout
-    pytest_configure(config)
-    reporter = config.pluginmanager.getplugin('terminalreporter')
-    assert reporter._tw._file == stdout
-
 def test_tbstyle_native_setup_error(testdir):
     p = testdir.makepyfile("""
         import pytest
@@ -712,3 +704,14 @@ def test_terminal_summary(testdir):
         *==== hello ====*
         world
     """)
+
+@pytest.mark.xfail("not hasattr(os, 'dup')")
+def test_fd_fixing(testdir):
+    testdir.makepyfile("""
+        import os
+        os.close(1)
+        def test_fdclose():
+            os.close(2)
+    """)
+    result = testdir.runpytest("-s")
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines("*1 pass*")