diff --git a/libusb/os/linux_usbfs.c b/libusb/os/linux_usbfs.c
index a9ca506d..1bfcdd0b 100644
--- a/libusb/os/linux_usbfs.c
+++ b/libusb/os/linux_usbfs.c
@@ -1320,7 +1320,11 @@ static int op_open(struct libusb_device_handle *handle)
 			hpriv->caps |= USBFS_CAP_BULK_CONTINUATION;
 	}
 
-	return usbi_add_pollfd(HANDLE_CTX(handle), hpriv->fd, POLLOUT);
+	r = usbi_add_pollfd(HANDLE_CTX(handle), hpriv->fd, POLLOUT);
+	if (r < 0)
+		close(hpriv->fd);
+
+	return r;
 }
 
 static void op_close(struct libusb_device_handle *dev_handle)
diff --git a/libusb/version_nano.h b/libusb/version_nano.h
index 112b99fc..031f02ef 100644
--- a/libusb/version_nano.h
+++ b/libusb/version_nano.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define LIBUSB_NANO 11008
+#define LIBUSB_NANO 11009