diff --git a/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/src/omx_swvdec.cpp b/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/src/omx_swvdec.cpp
index 6707653..b013a8a 100644
--- a/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/src/omx_swvdec.cpp
+++ b/mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/src/omx_swvdec.cpp
@@ -4795,7 +4795,6 @@
         (unsigned int)p_ion_buf_info->alloc_data.heap_id_mask);
 
     if (p_ion_buf_info->data_fd >= 0) {
-        close(p_ion_buf_info->data_fd);
         p_ion_buf_info->data_fd = -1;
     }