1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/xterm.c b/arch/um/drivers/xterm.c
index 8ac7146c237f..2e1de5728604 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/xterm.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/xterm.c
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ static int xterm_open(int input, int output, int primary, void *d,
                 err = -errno;
                 printk(UM_KERN_ERR "xterm_open : unlink failed, errno = %d\n",
                        errno);
+                close(fd);
                 return err;
         }
         close(fd);