diff --git a/lib/vfio_user/vfio_user_pci.c b/lib/vfio_user/vfio_user_pci.c
index 25fab78cc..0878399b1 100644
--- a/lib/vfio_user/vfio_user_pci.c
+++ b/lib/vfio_user/vfio_user_pci.c
@@ -388,7 +388,6 @@ spdk_vfio_user_setup(const char *path)
 	ret = vfio_user_get_dev_info(device, &dev_info, sizeof(dev_info));
 	if (ret) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("Device get info failed\n");
-		close(device->fd);
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 	device->pci_regions = dev_info.num_regions;
@@ -396,7 +395,6 @@ spdk_vfio_user_setup(const char *path)
 
 	ret = vfio_device_map_bars_and_config_region(device);
 	if (ret) {
-		close(device->fd);
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
@@ -404,7 +402,6 @@ spdk_vfio_user_setup(const char *path)
 	ret = vfio_device_dma_map(device);
 	if (ret) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("Container DMA map failed\n");
-		close(device->fd);
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
@@ -414,6 +411,7 @@ spdk_vfio_user_setup(const char *path)
 	return device;
 
 cleanup:
+	close(device->fd);
 	free(device);
 	return NULL;
 }