diff --git a/src/gallium/winsys/virgl/drm/virgl_drm_winsys.c b/src/gallium/winsys/virgl/drm/virgl_drm_winsys.c
index 120e8eda2cd..2cf8b4ba076 100644
--- a/src/gallium/winsys/virgl/drm/virgl_drm_winsys.c
+++ b/src/gallium/winsys/virgl/drm/virgl_drm_winsys.c
@@ -972,6 +972,7 @@ virgl_drm_screen_destroy(struct pipe_screen *pscreen)
    if (destroy) {
       int fd = virgl_drm_winsys(screen->vws)->fd;
       util_hash_table_remove(fd_tab, intptr_to_pointer(fd));
+      close(fd);
    }
    mtx_unlock(&virgl_screen_mutex);