diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index c526f5fa4b64c4c8d7e4b7da9b61baaf4167d910..7892293e3296c142e3c8e48730a44250120bd56e 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -2906,7 +2906,8 @@ qemuDomainSaveMemory(struct qemud_driver *driver,
 
 cleanup:
     VIR_FORCE_CLOSE(fd);
-    virFileWrapperFdCatchError(wrapperFd);
+    if (wrapperFd)
+        virFileWrapperFdCatchError(wrapperFd);
     virFileWrapperFdFree(wrapperFd);
     VIR_FREE(xml);
 
@@ -3362,7 +3363,8 @@ doCoreDump(struct qemud_driver *driver,
 cleanup:
     VIR_FORCE_CLOSE(fd);
     if (ret != 0) {
-        virFileWrapperFdCatchError(wrapperFd);
+        if (wrapperFd)
+            virFileWrapperFdCatchError(wrapperFd);
         unlink(path);
     }
     virFileWrapperFdFree(wrapperFd);