1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/os-posix.c b/os-posix.c
index dbf3b240f7..dc4a6bb3ff 100644
--- a/os-posix.c
+++ b/os-posix.c
@@ -372,13 +372,16 @@ int qemu_create_pidfile(const char *filename)
         return -1;
     }
     if (lockf(fd, F_TLOCK, 0) == -1) {
+        close(fd);
         return -1;
     }
     len = snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), FMT_pid "\n", getpid());
     if (write(fd, buffer, len) != len) {
+        close(fd);
         return -1;
     }
 
+    close(fd);
     return 0;
 }