diff --git a/io/tst-closefrom.c b/io/tst-closefrom.c
index d4c187073c..0800e19f3f 100644
--- a/io/tst-closefrom.c
+++ b/io/tst-closefrom.c
@@ -24,29 +24,20 @@
 #include <support/check.h>
 #include <support/descriptors.h>
 #include <support/xunistd.h>
+#include <support/support.h>
 
 #include <array_length.h>
 
 #define NFDS 100
 
-static int
-open_multiple_temp_files (void)
-{
-  /* Check if the temporary file descriptor has no no gaps.  */
-  int lowfd = xopen ("/dev/null", O_RDONLY, 0600);
-  for (int i = 1; i <= NFDS; i++)
-    TEST_COMPARE (xopen ("/dev/null", O_RDONLY, 0600), lowfd + i);
-  return lowfd;
-}
-
 static int
 closefrom_test (void)
 {
   struct support_descriptors *descrs = support_descriptors_list ();
 
-  int lowfd = open_multiple_temp_files ();
+  int lowfd = support_open_dev_null_range (NFDS, O_RDONLY, 0600);
 
-  const int maximum_fd = lowfd + NFDS;
+  const int maximum_fd = lowfd + NFDS - 1;
   const int half_fd = lowfd + NFDS / 2;
   const int gap = maximum_fd / 4;
 
diff --git a/posix/tst-spawn5.c b/posix/tst-spawn5.c
index ac66738004..a95199af6b 100644
--- a/posix/tst-spawn5.c
+++ b/posix/tst-spawn5.c
@@ -47,17 +47,6 @@ static int initial_argv_count;
 
 #define NFDS 100
 
-static int
-open_multiple_temp_files (void)
-{
-  /* Check if the temporary file descriptor has no no gaps.  */
-  int lowfd = xopen ("/dev/null", O_RDONLY, 0600);
-  for (int i = 1; i <= NFDS; i++)
-    TEST_COMPARE (xopen ("/dev/null", O_RDONLY, 0600),
-		  lowfd + i);
-  return lowfd;
-}
-
 static int
 parse_fd (const char *str)
 {
@@ -185,7 +174,7 @@ spawn_closefrom_test (posix_spawn_file_actions_t *fa, int lowfd, int highfd,
 static void
 do_test_closefrom (void)
 {
-  int lowfd = open_multiple_temp_files ();
+  int lowfd = support_open_dev_null_range (NFDS, O_RDONLY, 0600);
   const int half_fd = lowfd + NFDS / 2;
 
   /* Close half of the descriptors and check result.  */
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-close_range.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-close_range.c
index dccb6189c5..3548b10363 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-close_range.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-close_range.c
@@ -36,23 +36,12 @@
 
 #define NFDS 100
 
-static int
-open_multiple_temp_files (void)
-{
-  /* Check if the temporary file descriptor has no no gaps.  */
-  int lowfd = xopen ("/dev/null", O_RDONLY, 0600);
-  for (int i = 1; i <= NFDS; i++)
-    TEST_COMPARE (xopen ("/dev/null", O_RDONLY, 0600),
-		  lowfd + i);
-  return lowfd;
-}
-
 static void
 close_range_test_max_upper_limit (void)
 {
   struct support_descriptors *descrs = support_descriptors_list ();
 
-  int lowfd = open_multiple_temp_files ();
+  int lowfd = support_open_dev_null_range (NFDS, O_RDONLY, 0600);
 
   {
     int r = close_range (lowfd, ~0U, 0);
@@ -68,7 +57,7 @@ close_range_test_max_upper_limit (void)
 static void
 close_range_test_common (int lowfd, unsigned int flags)
 {
-  const int maximum_fd = lowfd + NFDS;
+  const int maximum_fd = lowfd + NFDS - 1;
   const int half_fd = lowfd + NFDS / 2;
   const int gap_1 = maximum_fd - 8;
 
@@ -121,7 +110,7 @@ close_range_test (void)
   struct support_descriptors *descrs = support_descriptors_list ();
 
   /* Check if the temporary file descriptor has no no gaps.  */
-  int lowfd = open_multiple_temp_files ();
+  int lowfd = support_open_dev_null_range (NFDS, O_RDONLY, 0600);
 
   close_range_test_common (lowfd, 0);
 
@@ -146,7 +135,7 @@ close_range_test_subprocess (void)
   struct support_descriptors *descrs = support_descriptors_list ();
 
   /* Check if the temporary file descriptor has no no gaps.  */
-  int lowfd = open_multiple_temp_files ();
+  int lowfd = support_open_dev_null_range (NFDS, O_RDONLY, 0600);
 
   struct support_stack stack = support_stack_alloc (4096);
 
@@ -184,7 +173,7 @@ close_range_unshare_test (void)
   struct support_descriptors *descrs1 = support_descriptors_list ();
 
   /* Check if the temporary file descriptor has no no gaps.  */
-  int lowfd = open_multiple_temp_files ();
+  int lowfd = support_open_dev_null_range (NFDS, O_RDONLY, 0600);
 
   struct support_descriptors *descrs2 = support_descriptors_list ();
 
@@ -226,9 +215,9 @@ static void
 close_range_cloexec_test (void)
 {
   /* Check if the temporary file descriptor has no no gaps.  */
-  const int lowfd = open_multiple_temp_files ();
+  int lowfd = support_open_dev_null_range (NFDS, O_RDONLY, 0600);
 
-  const int maximum_fd = lowfd + NFDS;
+  const int maximum_fd = lowfd + NFDS - 1;
   const int half_fd = lowfd + NFDS / 2;
   const int gap_1 = maximum_fd - 8;
 
