diff --git a/lib/daemonize.c b/lib/daemonize.c
index 99f18b79..9e613101 100644
--- a/lib/daemonize.c
+++ b/lib/daemonize.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ lws_daemonize(const char *_lock_path)
 		return 1;
 
 	fd = open(_lock_path, O_RDONLY);
-	if (fd > 0) {
+	if (fd >= 0) {
 		n = read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
 		close(fd);
 		if (n) {
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ lws_daemonize(const char *_lock_path)
 								 _lock_path, n);
 			unlink(lock_path);
 		}
-		close(fd);
 	}
 
 	n = strlen(_lock_path) + 1;