diff --git a/samples/bpf/test_cgrp2_sock.c b/samples/bpf/test_cgrp2_sock.c
index b0811da5a00f..3f56519a1ccd 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/test_cgrp2_sock.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/test_cgrp2_sock.c
@@ -174,8 +174,10 @@ static int show_sockopts(int family)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (get_bind_to_device(sd, name, sizeof(name)) < 0)
+	if (get_bind_to_device(sd, name, sizeof(name)) < 0) {
+		close(sd);
 		return 1;
+	}
 
 	mark = get_somark(sd);
 	prio = get_priority(sd);