diff --git a/source3/modules/vfs_streams_xattr.c b/source3/modules/vfs_streams_xattr.c
index b838878d4b3..72032824b93 100644
--- a/source3/modules/vfs_streams_xattr.c
+++ b/source3/modules/vfs_streams_xattr.c
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ static int streams_xattr_openat(struct vfs_handle_struct *handle,
 
  fail:
 	if (fakefd >= 0) {
-		close(fakefd);
+		vfs_fake_fd_close(fakefd);
 		fakefd = -1;
 	}
 
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ static int streams_xattr_close(vfs_handle_struct *handle,
 		return SMB_VFS_NEXT_CLOSE(handle, fsp);
 	}
 
-	ret = close(fd);
+	ret = vfs_fake_fd_close(fd);
 	fsp_set_fd(fsp, -1);
 
 	return ret;