diff --git a/libs/ui/GraphicBuffer.cpp b/libs/ui/GraphicBuffer.cpp
index b0c6e44..18c9a6b 100644
--- a/libs/ui/GraphicBuffer.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/GraphicBuffer.cpp
@@ -596,6 +596,8 @@
             width = height = stride = format = usage_deprecated = 0;
             layerCount = 0;
             usage = 0;
+            native_handle_close(handle);
+            native_handle_delete(const_cast<native_handle_t*>(handle));
             handle = nullptr;
             ALOGE("unflatten: registerBuffer failed: %s (%d)", strerror(-err), err);
             return err;