diff --git a/core/jni/fd_utils.cpp b/core/jni/fd_utils.cpp
index 40f6e4f..5c71f69 100644
--- a/core/jni/fd_utils.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/fd_utils.cpp
@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@
       // TODO(narayan): This will be an error in a future android release.
       // error = true;
       // ALOGW("Zygote closed file descriptor %d.", it->first);
+      delete it->second;
       it = open_fd_map_.erase(it);
     } else {
       // The entry from the file descriptor table is still open. Restat