diff --git a/src/internal/poll/fd_poll_runtime.go b/src/internal/poll/fd_poll_runtime.go
index beb0f7d..b072af0 100644
--- a/src/internal/poll/fd_poll_runtime.go
+++ b/src/internal/poll/fd_poll_runtime.go
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@
 	serverInit.Do(runtime_pollServerInit)
 	ctx, errno := runtime_pollOpen(uintptr(fd.Sysfd))
 	if errno != 0 {
-		if ctx != 0 {
-			runtime_pollUnblock(ctx)
-			runtime_pollClose(ctx)
-		}
 		return errnoErr(syscall.Errno(errno))
 	}
 	pd.runtimeCtx = ctx
diff --git a/src/runtime/netpoll.go b/src/runtime/netpoll.go
index afb208a..202aef5 100644
--- a/src/runtime/netpoll.go
+++ b/src/runtime/netpoll.go
@@ -162,9 +162,12 @@
 	pd.self = pd
 	unlock(&pd.lock)
 
-	var errno int32
-	errno = netpollopen(fd, pd)
-	return pd, int(errno)
+	errno := netpollopen(fd, pd)
+	if errno != 0 {
+		pollcache.free(pd)
+		return nil, int(errno)
+	}
+	return pd, 0
 }
 
 //go:linkname poll_runtime_pollClose internal/poll.runtime_pollClose