diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/mem.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/mem.c
index e696144d2be3..62878cf1d33f 100644
--- a/arch/um/os-Linux/mem.c
+++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/mem.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static int __init make_tempfile(const char *template, char **out_tempname,
 
 	find_tempdir();
 	if ((tempdir == NULL) || (strlen(tempdir) >= MAXPATHLEN))
-		return -1;
+		goto out;
 
 	if (template[0] != '/')
 		strcpy(tempname, tempdir);
@@ -191,13 +191,15 @@ static int __init make_tempfile(const char *template, char **out_tempname,
 	}
 	if (do_unlink && (unlink(tempname) < 0)) {
 		perror("unlink");
-		goto out;
+		goto close;
 	}
 	if (out_tempname) {
 		*out_tempname = tempname;
 	} else
 		free(tempname);
 	return fd;
+close:
+	close(fd);
 out:
 	free(tempname);
 	return -1;