diff --git a/libgralloc/ionalloc.cpp b/libgralloc/ionalloc.cpp
index 8af5a96..e01e3df 100644
--- a/libgralloc/ionalloc.cpp
+++ b/libgralloc/ionalloc.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ int IonAlloc::alloc_buffer(alloc_data& data)
             ALOGE("%s: Failed to map the allocated memory: %s",
                   __FUNCTION__, strerror(errno));
             ioctl(mIonFd, ION_IOC_FREE, &handle_data);
+            if(ionSyncFd >= 0)
+                close(ionSyncFd);
             ionSyncFd = FD_INIT;
             return err;
         }