diff --git a/daemons/dmfilemapd/dmfilemapd.c b/daemons/dmfilemapd/dmfilemapd.c
index 6e25c5ced..0f3780be9 100644
--- a/daemons/dmfilemapd/dmfilemapd.c
+++ b/daemons/dmfilemapd/dmfilemapd.c
@@ -600,13 +600,15 @@ check_unlinked:
 	 */
 	if ((fd = open(link_buf, O_RDONLY)) < 0)
 		fm->deleted = 1;
-
-	if ((same = _filemap_monitor_check_same_file(fm->fd, fd)) < 0)
-		return 0;
+	else
+		same = _filemap_monitor_check_same_file(fm->fd, fd);
 
 	if ((fd > 0) && close(fd))
 		log_error("Error closing fd %d", fd);
 
+	if (same < 0)
+		return 0;
+
 	/* Should not happen with normal /proc. */
 	if ((fd > 0) && !same) {
 		log_error("File descriptor mismatch: %d and %s (read from %s) "