diff --git a/tornado/process.py b/tornado/process.py
index 493481fd1..ab2b496f5 100644
--- a/tornado/process.py
+++ b/tornado/process.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
             self.stderr = PipeIOStream(err_r)
         try:
             self.proc = subprocess.Popen(*args, **kwargs)
-        except:
+        except (OSError, ValueError, TypeError, subprocess.SubprocessError):
             for fd in pipe_fds:
                 os.close(fd)
             raise