diff --git a/media/libstagefright/MediaExtractorFactory.cpp b/media/libstagefright/MediaExtractorFactory.cpp
index d77845f..2520e2a 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/MediaExtractorFactory.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/MediaExtractorFactory.cpp
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@
                 (GetExtractorDef) dlsym(libHandle, "GETEXTRACTORDEF");
             if (getDef == nullptr) {
                 ALOGI("no sniffer found in %s", libPath.string());
+                dlclose(libHandle);
                 continue;
             }