1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/journal/journald-kmsg.c b/src/journal/journald-kmsg.c
index 5c7c06a14a..0c8446a3d5 100644
--- a/src/journal/journald-kmsg.c
+++ b/src/journal/journald-kmsg.c
@@ -428,8 +428,13 @@ int server_open_dev_kmsg(Server *s) {
         return 0;
 
 fail:
-        close_nointr_nofail(s->dev_kmsg_fd);
-        s->dev_kmsg_fd = -1;
+        if (s->dev_kmsg_event_source)
+                s->dev_kmsg_event_source = sd_event_source_unref(s->dev_kmsg_event_source);
+
+        if (s->dev_kmsg_fd >= 0) {
+                close_nointr_nofail(s->dev_kmsg_fd);
+                s->dev_kmsg_fd = -1;
+        }
 
         return r;
 }