diff --git a/qga/channel-posix.c b/qga/channel-posix.c
index d4fd628..5579185 100644
--- a/qga/channel-posix.c
+++ b/qga/channel-posix.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ static gboolean ga_channel_listen_accept(GIOChannel *channel,
     ret = ga_channel_client_add(c, client_fd);
     if (ret) {
         g_warning("error setting up connection");
+        close(client_fd);
         goto out;
     }
     accepted = true;