diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_queue.c b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_queue.c
index 76fc93fde37..40f1dc7c5fd 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_queue.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_queue.c
@@ -1847,7 +1847,8 @@ anv_semaphore_impl_cleanup(struct anv_device *device,
       break;
 
    case ANV_SEMAPHORE_TYPE_SYNC_FILE:
-      close(impl->fd);
+      if (impl->fd >= 0)
+         close(impl->fd);
       break;
 
    case ANV_SEMAPHORE_TYPE_TIMELINE: