diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bae760e693..67dedb55df 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Tue Mar 3 12:22:51 +0100 2009 Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>
+
+	avoid file descriptor leak when fd == 0
+	* src/pci.c (pciGetDevice): Initialize dev->fd to -1, not 0.
+	(pciFreeDevice): Close fd also when it is 0.
+
 Tue Mar 3 12:22:51 +0100 2009 Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>
 
 	don't leak a file descriptor on failed pciGetDevice call
diff --git a/src/pci.c b/src/pci.c
index 29a6dcc200..b9c781b46d 100644
--- a/src/pci.c
+++ b/src/pci.c
@@ -789,6 +789,7 @@ pciGetDevice(virConnectPtr conn,
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    dev->fd       = -1;
     dev->domain   = domain;
     dev->bus      = bus;
     dev->slot     = slot;
@@ -827,7 +828,7 @@ void
 pciFreeDevice(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, pciDevice *dev)
 {
     VIR_DEBUG("%s %s: freeing", dev->id, dev->name);
-    if (dev->fd)
+    if (dev->fd >= 0)
         close(dev->fd);
     VIR_FREE(dev);
 }