diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_winsys_dri3.c b/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_winsys_dri3.c
index f7cd4c1f1a4..baa12fa95d0 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_winsys_dri3.c
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_winsys_dri3.c
@@ -852,6 +852,9 @@ vl_dri3_screen_create(Display *display, int screen)
    scrn->base.set_back_texture_from_output = vl_dri3_screen_set_back_texture_from_output;
 
    scrn->next_back = 1;
+
+   close(fd);
+   
    return &scrn->base;
 
 no_context: