diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 22dc07194..70821da05 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Version 2.02.74 -
 ==================================
   Simplify MD/swap signature detection in pvcreate and allow aborting.
   Remove assumption that --yes must be used only in --force mode.
+  Fix file descriptor leak in swap signature detection error path.
 
 Version 2.02.73 - 18th August 2010
 ==================================
diff --git a/lib/device/dev-swap.c b/lib/device/dev-swap.c
index 62c2bb503..b8ebcca52 100644
--- a/lib/device/dev-swap.c
+++ b/lib/device/dev-swap.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ int dev_is_swap(struct device *dev, uint64_t *signature)
 {
 	char buf[10];
 	uint64_t size;
-	int page;
+	int page, ret = 0;
 
 	if (!dev_get_size(dev, &size)) {
 		stack;
@@ -66,11 +66,12 @@ int dev_is_swap(struct device *dev, uint64_t *signature)
 			break;
 		if (!dev_read(dev, page - SIGNATURE_SIZE,
 			      SIGNATURE_SIZE, buf)) {
-			stack;
-			return -1;
+			ret = -1;
+			break;
 		}
 		if (_swap_detect_signature(buf)) {
 			*signature = page - SIGNATURE_SIZE;
+			ret = 1;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -78,10 +79,7 @@ int dev_is_swap(struct device *dev, uint64_t *signature)
 	if (!dev_close(dev))
 		stack;
 
-	if (*signature)
-		return 1;
-
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 #endif