diff --git a/common/bootm.c b/common/bootm.c
index 08125e7..affab24 100644
--- a/common/bootm.c
+++ b/common/bootm.c
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@
 	if (data->os->header.ih_arch != IH_ARCH) {
 		printf("Unsupported Architecture 0x%x\n",
 		       data->os->header.ih_arch);
-		uimage_close(data->os);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}