diff --git a/src/lib/emotion/emotion_webcam.c b/src/lib/emotion/emotion_webcam.c
index 9a673d9174..04756cbeda 100644
--- a/src/lib/emotion/emotion_webcam.c
+++ b/src/lib/emotion/emotion_webcam.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ _emotion_check_device(Emotion_Webcam *ew)
    eina_stringshare_del(ew->name);
    free(ew);
 #ifdef HAVE_V4L2
-   if (fd > 0) close(fd);
+   if (fd >= 0) close(fd);
 #endif
    return EINA_FALSE;
 }