diff --git a/criu/page-xfer.c b/criu/page-xfer.c
index db8e5bec21..98e9c6b6e1 100644
--- a/criu/page-xfer.c
+++ b/criu/page-xfer.c
@@ -1457,7 +1457,7 @@ int cr_page_server(bool daemon_mode, bool lazy_dump, int cfd)
 		return ret > 0 ? 0 : -1;
 
 	if (tls_x509_init(ask, true)) {
-		close(sk);
+		close_safe(&sk);
 		return -1;
 	}