diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.cpp
index 8270c39..15b72c4 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.cpp
@@ -917,6 +917,9 @@
         } else {
             ALOGE("getReleaseFences: invalid layer %" PRIu64
                     " found on display %" PRIu64, layerIds[element], mId);
+            for (; element < numElements; ++element) {
+                close(fenceFds[element]);
+            }
             return Error::BadLayer;
         }
     }