diff --git a/common/bootm.c b/common/bootm.c
index eebaa79..c23898b 100644
--- a/common/bootm.c
+++ b/common/bootm.c
@@ -455,7 +455,6 @@
 		if (ret) {
 			printf("Checking data crc failed with %s\n",
 					strerror(-ret));
-			uimage_close(data->os);
 			return ret;
 		}
 	}