diff --git a/src/fdstream.c b/src/fdstream.c
index 32d386dce6..fca0f412d6 100644
--- a/src/fdstream.c
+++ b/src/fdstream.c
@@ -668,6 +668,7 @@ error:
     VIR_FORCE_CLOSE(fds[0]);
     VIR_FORCE_CLOSE(fds[1]);
     VIR_FORCE_CLOSE(fd);
+    VIR_FORCE_CLOSE(errfd);
     if (oflags & O_CREAT)
         unlink(path);
     return -1;