diff --git a/src/ldso/pe_find_framework_loader.c b/src/ldso/pe_find_framework_loader.c
index c138d32..10513c0 100644
--- a/src/ldso/pe_find_framework_loader.c
+++ b/src/ldso/pe_find_framework_loader.c
@@ -119,8 +119,12 @@ int32_t pe_find_framework_loader(
 				OS_FILE_NON_DIRECTORY_FILE)))
 			return status;
 
+		if (rtdata->hloader)
+			zw_close(hloader);
+		else
+			rtdata->hloader = hloader;
+
 		rtdata->hdsodir = hdsodir;
-		rtdata->hloader = hloader;
 		rtdata->himage  = himage;
 
 		return OS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
@@ -156,8 +160,12 @@ int32_t pe_find_framework_loader(
 				OS_FILE_NON_DIRECTORY_FILE)))
 			return status;
 
+		if (rtdata->hloader)
+			zw_close(hloader);
+		else
+			rtdata->hloader = hloader;
+
 		rtdata->hdsodir = 0;
-		rtdata->hloader = hloader;
 
 		return OS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	}
@@ -261,8 +269,12 @@ int32_t pe_find_framework_loader(
 		zw_close(hprevious);
 	}
 
+	if (rtdata->hloader)
+		zw_close(hloader);
+	else
+		rtdata->hloader = hloader;
+
 	rtdata->hdsodir = 0;
-	rtdata->hloader = hloader;
 	rtdata->himage  = himage;
 	rtdata->hroot   = hparent;