diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h
index 377642ff51fc..98333a6c38e9 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h
@@ -543,10 +543,9 @@ static inline int ensure_good_fd(int fd)
 		fd = fcntl(fd, F_DUPFD_CLOEXEC, 3);
 		saved_errno = errno;
 		close(old_fd);
-		if (fd < 0) {
+		errno = saved_errno;
+		if (fd < 0)
 			pr_warn("failed to dup FD %d to FD > 2: %d\n", old_fd, -saved_errno);
-			errno = saved_errno;
-		}
 	}
 	return fd;
 }