diff --git a/hw/9pfs/9p-local.c b/hw/9pfs/9p-local.c
index 5db7104334..09f6a46d61 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/9p-local.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/9p-local.c
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ static int local_opendir(FsContext *ctx,
 
     stream = fdopendir(dirfd);
     if (!stream) {
+        close(dirfd);
         return -1;
     }
     fs->dir.stream = stream;