diff --git a/usr.sbin/cxgbetool/cxgbetool.c b/usr.sbin/cxgbetool/cxgbetool.c
index f80e59fe6667..4b8dc0f709af 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/cxgbetool/cxgbetool.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/cxgbetool/cxgbetool.c
@@ -1901,7 +1901,6 @@ dumpstate(int argc, const char *argv[])
 	dump.len = 8 * 1024 * 1024;
 	dump.data = malloc(dump.len);
 	if (dump.data == NULL) {
-		close(fd);
 		return (ENOMEM);
 	}