diff --git a/lib/uuid/uuid.c b/lib/uuid/uuid.c
index 75cd747bf..e6f09e8dd 100644
--- a/lib/uuid/uuid.c
+++ b/lib/uuid/uuid.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ int id_create(struct id *id)
 
 	if (read(random, id->uuid, len) != len) {
 		log_sys_error("read", "id_create");
+		close(random);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	close(random);