1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/prog.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/prog.c
index 12b694fe0404..959aa53ab678 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/prog.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/prog.c
@@ -695,12 +695,18 @@ static int do_load(int argc, char **argv)
         }
 
         if (do_pin_fd(prog_fd, argv[1]))
-                return -1;
+                goto err_close_obj;
 
         if (json_output)
                 jsonw_null(json_wtr);
 
+        bpf_object__close(obj);
+
         return 0;
+
+err_close_obj:
+        bpf_object__close(obj);
+        return -1;
 }
 
 static int do_help(int argc, char **argv)