diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 09f86c5..0234d74 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ impl StderrSilencer {
         #[cfg(unix)]
         unsafe {
             // Duplicate current stderr (fd 2)
-            let old_fd = dup(2);
+            let old_fd = unix_fd::dup(unix_fd::STDERR_FILENO);
             if old_fd < 0 {
                 return Self {
                     active: false,
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ impl StderrSilencer {
             }
             // Open /dev/null for writing
             let devnull_cstr = std::ffi::CString::new("/dev/null").unwrap();
-            let dn = open(devnull_cstr.as_ptr(), O_WRONLY);
+            let dn = unix_fd::open(devnull_cstr.as_ptr(), unix_fd::O_WRONLY);
             if dn < 0 {
                 // failed to open devnull; restore and bail
-                close(old_fd);
+                unix_fd::close(old_fd);
                 return Self {
                     active: false,
                     old_stderr_fd: -1,
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ impl StderrSilencer {
                 };
             }
             // Redirect fd 2 to devnull
-            if dup2(dn, 2) < 0 {
-                close(dn);
-                close(old_fd);
+            if unix_fd::dup2(dn, unix_fd::STDERR_FILENO) < 0 {
+                unix_fd::close(dn);
+                unix_fd::close(old_fd);
                 return Self {
                     active: false,
                     old_stderr_fd: -1,
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ impl Drop for StderrSilencer {
         #[cfg(unix)]
         unsafe {
             // Restore old stderr and close devnull and old copies
-            let _ = dup2(self.old_stderr_fd, 2);
-            let _ = close(self.devnull_fd);
-            let _ = close(self.old_stderr_fd);
+            let _ = unix_fd::dup2(self.old_stderr_fd, unix_fd::STDERR_FILENO);
+            let _ = unix_fd::close(self.devnull_fd);
+            let _ = unix_fd::close(self.old_stderr_fd);
         }
         self.active = false;
     }
@@ -242,7 +242,18 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::process::Command;
 
 #[cfg(unix)]
-use libc::{O_WRONLY, close, dup, dup2, open};
+mod unix_fd {
+    pub use libc::O_WRONLY;
+    pub const STDERR_FILENO: i32 = 2; // libc::STDERR_FILENO isn't always available on all targets
+    #[inline]
+    pub unsafe fn dup(fd: i32) -> i32 { libc::dup(fd) }
+    #[inline]
+    pub unsafe fn dup2(fd: i32, fd2: i32) -> i32 { libc::dup2(fd, fd2) }
+    #[inline]
+    pub unsafe fn open(path: *const libc::c_char, flags: i32) -> i32 { libc::open(path, flags) }
+    #[inline]
+    pub unsafe fn close(fd: i32) -> i32 { libc::close(fd) }
+}
 
 /// Re-export backend module (GPU/CPU selection and transcription).
 pub mod backend;
diff --git a/tests/with_suppressed_stderr.rs b/tests/with_suppressed_stderr.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cf00e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/with_suppressed_stderr.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// Unix-only tests for with_suppressed_stderr restoring file descriptors
+// Skip on Windows and non-Unix targets.
+
+#![cfg(unix)]
+
+use std::panic::{catch_unwind, AssertUnwindSafe};
+
+fn stat_of_fd(fd: i32) -> (u64, u64) {
+    unsafe {
+        let mut st: libc::stat = std::mem::zeroed();
+        let r = libc::fstat(fd, &mut st as *mut libc::stat);
+        assert_eq!(r, 0, "fstat failed on fd {fd}");
+        (st.st_dev as u64, st.st_ino as u64)
+    }
+}
+
+fn stat_of_path(path: &str) -> (u64, u64) {
+    use std::ffi::CString;
+    unsafe {
+        let c = CString::new(path).unwrap();
+        let fd = libc::open(c.as_ptr(), libc::O_RDONLY);
+        assert!(fd >= 0, "failed to open {path}");
+        let s = stat_of_fd(fd);
+        let _ = libc::close(fd);
+        s
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn stderr_is_redirected_and_restored() {
+    let before = stat_of_fd(2);
+    let devnull = stat_of_path("/dev/null");
+
+    // During the call, fd 2 should be /dev/null; after, restored to before
+    polyscribe::with_suppressed_stderr(|| {
+        let inside = stat_of_fd(2);
+        assert_eq!(inside, devnull, "stderr should point to /dev/null during suppression");
+        // This write should be suppressed
+        eprintln!("this should be suppressed");
+    });
+
+    let after = stat_of_fd(2);
+    assert_eq!(after, before, "stderr should be restored after suppression");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn stderr_is_restored_even_if_closure_panics() {
+    let before = stat_of_fd(2);
+    let res = catch_unwind(AssertUnwindSafe(|| {
+        polyscribe::with_suppressed_stderr(|| {
+            // Trigger a deliberate panic inside the closure
+            panic!("boom inside with_suppressed_stderr");
+        });
+    }));
+    assert!(res.is_err(), "expected panic to propagate");
+    let after = stat_of_fd(2);
+    assert_eq!(after, before, "stderr should be restored after panic");
+}