diff --git a/src/modules/ecore_evas/engines/wayland/ecore_evas_wayland_common.c b/src/modules/ecore_evas/engines/wayland/ecore_evas_wayland_common.c
index 2fd027cb14..67ff8931a9 100644
--- a/src/modules/ecore_evas/engines/wayland/ecore_evas_wayland_common.c
+++ b/src/modules/ecore_evas/engines/wayland/ecore_evas_wayland_common.c
@@ -2624,7 +2624,7 @@ end:
         ecore_main_fd_handler_del(fd_handler);
         free(slice->slice.mem);
         free(slice);
-        close(fd);
+        if (fd > -1) close(fd);
         return EINA_FALSE;
      }
 }