diff --git a/src/unix/pipe.c b/src/unix/pipe.c
index b73994cb..ff0b7094 100644
--- a/src/unix/pipe.c
+++ b/src/unix/pipe.c
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ int uv_pipe_bind(uv_pipe_t* handle, const char* name) {
     /* Convert ENOENT to EACCES for compatibility with Windows. */
     if (err == -ENOENT)
       err = -EACCES;
-    goto err_bind;
+
+    uv__close(sockfd);
+    goto err_socket;
   }
 
   /* Success. */
@@ -85,9 +87,6 @@ int uv_pipe_bind(uv_pipe_t* handle, const char* name) {
   handle->io_watcher.fd = sockfd;
   return 0;
 
-err_bind:
-  uv__close(sockfd);
-
 err_socket:
   uv__free((void*)pipe_fname);
   return err;