diff --git a/config/config.c b/config/config.c
index def7f16ca..551451623 100644
--- a/config/config.c
+++ b/config/config.c
@@ -250,8 +250,6 @@ config_odev_free_attributes(struct OdevAttributes *attribs)
         free(iter);
     }
 
-    if (fd != -1) {
-        systemd_logind_release_fd(major, minor);
-        close(fd);
-    }
+    if (fd != -1)
+        systemd_logind_release_fd(major, minor, fd);
 }
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
index bc6b73f91..4e8060b0f 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
@@ -770,10 +770,8 @@ xf86DeleteInput(InputInfoPtr pInp, int flags)
 
     FreeInputAttributes(pInp->attrs);
 
-    if (pInp->flags & XI86_SERVER_FD) {
-        systemd_logind_release_fd(pInp->major, pInp->minor);
-        close(pInp->fd);
-    }
+    if (pInp->flags & XI86_SERVER_FD)
+        systemd_logind_release_fd(pInp->major, pInp->minor, pInp->fd);
 
     /* Remove the entry from the list. */
     if (pInp == xf86InputDevs)
@@ -873,8 +871,7 @@ xf86NewInputDevice(InputInfoPtr pInfo, DeviceIntPtr *pdev, BOOL enable)
                             sizeof(pInfo) * (new_input_devices_count + 1));
                 new_input_devices[new_input_devices_count] = pInfo;
                 new_input_devices_count++;
-                systemd_logind_release_fd(pInfo->major, pInfo->minor);
-                close(fd);
+                systemd_logind_release_fd(pInfo->major, pInfo->minor, fd);
                 return BadMatch;
             }
             pInfo->fd = fd;
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86platformBus.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86platformBus.c
index 4e80f9ee3..dd118a285 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86platformBus.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86platformBus.c
@@ -340,8 +340,7 @@ static Bool doPlatformProbe(struct xf86_platform_device *dev, DriverPtr drvp,
             fd = xf86_get_platform_device_int_attrib(dev, ODEV_ATTRIB_FD, -1);
             major = xf86_get_platform_device_int_attrib(dev, ODEV_ATTRIB_MAJOR, 0);
             minor = xf86_get_platform_device_int_attrib(dev, ODEV_ATTRIB_MINOR, 0);
-            systemd_logind_release_fd(major, minor);
-            close(fd);
+            systemd_logind_release_fd(major, minor, fd);
             config_odev_add_int_attribute(dev->attribs, ODEV_ATTRIB_FD, -1);
             dev->flags &= ~XF86_PDEV_SERVER_FD;
         }
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/lnx_platform.c b/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/lnx_platform.c
index dbd7aa0aa..308275ab4 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/lnx_platform.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/lnx_platform.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ get_drm_info(struct OdevAttributes *attribs, char *path, int delayed_index)
         if (paused) {
             LogMessage(X_ERROR,
                     "Error systemd-logind returned paused fd for drm node\n");
-            systemd_logind_release_fd(major, minor);
+            systemd_logind_release_fd(major, minor, -1);
             return FALSE;
         }
         config_odev_add_int_attribute(attribs, ODEV_ATTRIB_FD, fd);
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/systemd-logind.c b/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/systemd-logind.c
index ed670a88c..73a8d55bf 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/systemd-logind.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/systemd-logind.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ cleanup:
 }
 
 void
-systemd_logind_release_fd(int _major, int _minor)
+systemd_logind_release_fd(int _major, int _minor, int fd)
 {
     struct systemd_logind_info *info = &logind_info;
     InputInfoPtr pInfo;
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ systemd_logind_release_fd(int _major, int _minor)
     int matches = 0;
 
     if (!info->session || major == 0)
-        return;
+        goto close;
 
     /* Only release the fd if there is only 1 InputInfo left for this major
      * and minor, otherwise other InputInfo's are still referencing the fd. */
@@ -218,6 +218,9 @@ cleanup:
     if (reply)
         dbus_message_unref(reply);
     dbus_error_free(&error);
+close:
+    if (fd != -1)
+        close(fd);
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/include/systemd-logind.h b/include/systemd-logind.h
index 06dd03134..a4067d097 100644
--- a/include/systemd-logind.h
+++ b/include/systemd-logind.h
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@
 int systemd_logind_init(void);
 void systemd_logind_fini(void);
 int systemd_logind_take_fd(int major, int minor, const char *path, Bool *paus);
-void systemd_logind_release_fd(int major, int minor);
+void systemd_logind_release_fd(int major, int minor, int fd);
 int systemd_logind_controls_session(void);
 void systemd_logind_vtenter(void);
 #else
 #define systemd_logind_init()
 #define systemd_logind_fini()
 #define systemd_logind_take_fd(major, minor, path, paus) -1
-#define systemd_logind_release_fd(major, minor)
+#define systemd_logind_release_fd(major, minor, fd) close(fd)
 #define systemd_logind_controls_session() 0
 #define systemd_logind_vtenter()
 #endif