diff --git a/libcontainer/console.go b/libcontainer/console.go
index 042a2a2e4..b25e1eb44 100644
--- a/libcontainer/console.go
+++ b/libcontainer/console.go
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ import "io"
 
 // Console represents a pseudo TTY.
 type Console interface {
-	io.ReadWriter
-	io.Closer
+	io.ReadWriteCloser
 
 	// Path returns the filesystem path to the slave side of the pty.
 	Path() string