diff --git a/lib/dpif-netlink-rtnl.c b/lib/dpif-netlink-rtnl.c
index 5788294ae..f7035333e 100644
--- a/lib/dpif-netlink-rtnl.c
+++ b/lib/dpif-netlink-rtnl.c
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ dpif_netlink_rtnl_probe_oot_tunnels(void)
 
         tnl_cfg = netdev_get_tunnel_config(netdev);
         if (!tnl_cfg) {
+            netdev_close(netdev);
             return true;
         }