This configuration option has been observed to result in file
descriptor leaks in certain circumstances. A variable is added
here so that it can be easily overridden.
Change-Id: I7de034307da9352e6f5d1f5f175a330fb8c86463
Related-Bug: #1961603
(cherry picked from commit b1e38084ccb6dce4967fa8aeaf33a47ffd03689b)