diff --git a/usr.sbin/fwcontrol/fwdv.c b/usr.sbin/fwcontrol/fwdv.c
index 0dbf17d04a4..2baf1c43c80 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/fwcontrol/fwdv.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/fwcontrol/fwdv.c
@@ -409,7 +409,6 @@ again:
 			err(1, "write failed");
 		}
 	}
-	close(fd);
 	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 send_end:
 	gettimeofday(&end, NULL);