diff --git a/media/libmedia/IMediaRecorder.cpp b/media/libmedia/IMediaRecorder.cpp
index 4eb63e8c66dad..947ff3409390b 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/IMediaRecorder.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/IMediaRecorder.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <camera/ICamera.h>
 #include <media/IMediaRecorderClient.h>
 #include <media/IMediaRecorder.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 namespace android {
 
@@ -373,6 +374,7 @@ status_t BnMediaRecorder::onTransact(
             int64_t offset = data.readInt64();
             int64_t length = data.readInt64();
             reply->writeInt32(setOutputFile(fd, offset, length));
+            ::close(fd);
             return NO_ERROR;
         } break;
         case SET_VIDEO_SIZE: {
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/StagefrightRecorder.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/StagefrightRecorder.cpp
index 5756e531f610e..daa20a810e631 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/StagefrightRecorder.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/StagefrightRecorder.cpp
@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ StagefrightRecorder::StagefrightRecorder()
 StagefrightRecorder::~StagefrightRecorder() {
     LOGV("Destructor");
     stop();
-
-    if (mOutputFd >= 0) {
-        ::close(mOutputFd);
-        mOutputFd = -1;
-    }
 }
 
 status_t StagefrightRecorder::init() {
@@ -1158,6 +1153,11 @@ status_t StagefrightRecorder::stop() {
         mFlags = 0;
     }
 
+    if (mOutputFd >= 0) {
+        ::close(mOutputFd);
+        mOutputFd = -1;
+    }
+
     return OK;
 }