diff --git a/src/protocols/DRMSyncobj.cpp b/src/protocols/DRMSyncobj.cpp
index 8b0330de..37e6d0f1 100644
--- a/src/protocols/DRMSyncobj.cpp
+++ b/src/protocols/DRMSyncobj.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ CDRMSyncobjTimelineResource::CDRMSyncobjTimelineResource(SP<CWpLinuxDrmSyncobjTi
     }
 }
 
+CDRMSyncobjTimelineResource::~CDRMSyncobjTimelineResource() {
+    if (fd >= 0)
+        close(fd);
+}
+
 SP<CDRMSyncobjTimelineResource> CDRMSyncobjTimelineResource::fromResource(wl_resource* res) {
     auto data = (CDRMSyncobjTimelineResource*)(((CWpLinuxDrmSyncobjTimelineV1*)wl_resource_get_user_data(res))->data());
     return data ? data->self.lock() : nullptr;
diff --git a/src/protocols/DRMSyncobj.hpp b/src/protocols/DRMSyncobj.hpp
index 25dc10c1..bc89a3d3 100644
--- a/src/protocols/DRMSyncobj.hpp
+++ b/src/protocols/DRMSyncobj.hpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class CDRMSyncobjSurfaceResource {
 class CDRMSyncobjTimelineResource {
   public:
     CDRMSyncobjTimelineResource(SP<CWpLinuxDrmSyncobjTimelineV1> resource_, int fd_);
+    ~CDRMSyncobjTimelineResource();
     static SP<CDRMSyncobjTimelineResource> fromResource(wl_resource*);
 
     bool                                   good();