diff --git a/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/simdisk.c b/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/simdisk.c
index 026211e7ab09..5fac8b781453 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/simdisk.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/simdisk.c
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ static int __init simdisk_setup(struct simdisk *dev, int which,
 	blk_cleanup_queue(dev->queue);
 	dev->queue = NULL;
 out_alloc_queue:
-	simc_close(dev->fd);
 	return -EIO;
 }