diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 5ddee66020a7..a372d748644b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ static int try_to_find_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 
 	/* Searching trace events corresponding to probe event */
 	ntevs = find_probe_trace_events(fd, pev, tevs, max_tevs);
-	close(fd);
 
 	if (ntevs > 0) {	/* Succeeded to find trace events */
 		pr_debug("find %d probe_trace_events.\n", ntevs);
@@ -388,7 +387,6 @@ int show_line_range(struct line_range *lr, const char *module)
 	}
 
 	ret = find_line_range(fd, lr);
-	close(fd);
 	if (ret == 0) {
 		pr_warning("Specified source line is not found.\n");
 		return -ENOENT;
@@ -524,7 +522,6 @@ int show_available_vars(struct perf_probe_event *pevs, int npevs,
 		ret = show_available_vars_at(fd, &pevs[i], max_vls, _filter,
 					     externs);
 
-	close(fd);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
index 3bcd140b4545..5473f11a9bc8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
@@ -1455,6 +1455,7 @@ static int find_probes(int fd, struct probe_finder *pf)
 	if (!dbg) {
 		pr_warning("No debug information found in the vmlinux - "
 			"please rebuild with CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y.\n");
+		close(fd);	/* Without dwfl_end(), fd isn't closed. */
 		return -EBADF;
 	}
 
@@ -1900,6 +1901,7 @@ int find_line_range(int fd, struct line_range *lr)
 	if (!dbg) {
 		pr_warning("No debug information found in the vmlinux - "
 			"please rebuild with CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y.\n");
+		close(fd);	/* Without dwfl_end(), fd isn't closed. */
 		return -EBADF;
 	}