diff --git a/rbutil/ipodpatcher/ipodpatcher.c b/rbutil/ipodpatcher/ipodpatcher.c
index 2177320f2a..73467dea34 100644
--- a/rbutil/ipodpatcher/ipodpatcher.c
+++ b/rbutil/ipodpatcher/ipodpatcher.c
@@ -1292,23 +1292,28 @@ int ipod_scan(struct ipod_t* ipod)
              if(result == -2) {
                  denied++;
              }
+             ipod_close(ipod);
              continue;
          }
 
          if (read_partinfo(ipod,1) < 0) {
+             ipod_close(ipod);
              continue;
          }
 
          if ((ipod->pinfo[0].start==0) || (ipod->pinfo[0].type != 0)) {
+             ipod_close(ipod);
              continue;
          }
 
          if (read_directory(ipod) < 0) {
+             ipod_close(ipod);
              continue;
          }
 
          ipod_version=(ipod->ipod_directory[0].vers>>8);
          if (getmodel(ipod,ipod_version) < 0) {
+             ipod_close(ipod);
              continue;
          }
 
diff --git a/rbutil/sansapatcher/sansapatcher.c b/rbutil/sansapatcher/sansapatcher.c
index 30433e282e..82a87bf46e 100644
--- a/rbutil/sansapatcher/sansapatcher.c
+++ b/rbutil/sansapatcher/sansapatcher.c
@@ -514,15 +514,18 @@ int sansa_scan(struct sansa_t* sansa)
             if(result == -2) {
                 denied++;
             }
+            sansa_close(sansa);
             continue;
         }
 
         if (sansa_read_partinfo(sansa,1) < 0) {
+            sansa_close(sansa);
             continue;
         }
 
         if (is_sansa(sansa) < 0) {
             continue;
+            sansa_close(sansa);
         }
 
 #ifdef __WIN32__