diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java
index 25118e8f5a828..55d5513346ffe 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java
@@ -192,10 +192,16 @@ public class ZygoteInit {
     static void closeServerSocket() {
         try {
             if (sServerSocket != null) {
+                FileDescriptor fd = sServerSocket.getFileDescriptor();
                 sServerSocket.close();
+                if (fd != null) {
+                    Libcore.os.close(fd);
+                }
             }
         } catch (IOException ex) {
             Log.e(TAG, "Zygote:  error closing sockets", ex);
+        } catch (libcore.io.ErrnoException ex) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Zygote:  error closing descriptor", ex);
         }
 
         sServerSocket = null;