diff --git a/libavcodec/v4l2_m2m.c b/libavcodec/v4l2_m2m.c
index 51932baf84..984936004d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/v4l2_m2m.c
+++ b/libavcodec/v4l2_m2m.c
@@ -251,7 +251,8 @@ static void v4l2_m2m_destroy_context(void *opaque, uint8_t *context)
     ff_v4l2_context_release(&s->capture);
     sem_destroy(&s->refsync);
 
-    close(s->fd);
+    if (s->fd >= 0)
+        close(s->fd);
     av_frame_unref(s->frame);
     av_frame_free(&s->frame);
     av_packet_unref(&s->buf_pkt);