diff --git a/block/sheepdog.c b/block/sheepdog.c
index a04ad99ead90b2036e5876f2ea059f5b28e0681e..df4f44107b32f540d26ae3e4763ee440841ef7cf 100644
--- a/block/sheepdog.c
+++ b/block/sheepdog.c
@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ static int connect_to_sdog(const char *addr, const char *port)
             if (errno == EINTR) {
                 goto reconnect;
             }
+            close(fd);
             break;
         }