diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/kms/gstkmsallocator.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/kms/gstkmsallocator.c
index fefea31f4f..3ec2fdb32d 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/kms/gstkmsallocator.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/kms/gstkmsallocator.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ gst_kms_allocator_dmabuf_import (GstAllocator * allocator, gint * prime_fds,
   GstKMSAllocator *alloc;
   GstKMSMemory *kmsmem;
   GstMemory *mem;
-  gint i, ret;
+  gint i, j, ret;
   guint32 gem_handle[4] = { 0, };
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (n_planes <= GST_VIDEO_MAX_PLANES, FALSE);
@@ -456,6 +456,14 @@ done:
     if (!gem_handle[i])
       continue;
 
+    /* Do not close the same handle twice. */
+    for (j = 0; j < i; j++) {
+      if (gem_handle[j] == gem_handle[i])
+        break;
+    }
+    if (j < i)
+      continue;
+
     err = drmIoctl (alloc->priv->fd, DRM_IOCTL_GEM_CLOSE, &arg);
     if (err)
       GST_WARNING_OBJECT (allocator,