diff --git a/protocols/client/client.go b/protocols/client/client.go
index 7e8953ea20..43b9a94525 100644
--- a/protocols/client/client.go
+++ b/protocols/client/client.go
@@ -419,7 +419,9 @@ func HybridVSockDialer(sock string, timeout time.Duration) (net.Conn, error) {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 			eot := make([]byte, 1)
-			if n, _, err := unix.Recvfrom(int(file.Fd()), eot, syscall.MSG_PEEK); err != nil || n == 0 {
+			n, _, err := unix.Recvfrom(int(file.Fd()), eot, syscall.MSG_PEEK)
+			file.Close()
+			if err != nil || n == 0 {
 				conn.Close()
 				if err == nil {
 					err = io.EOF