diff --git a/src/libraries/System.IO.Pipes/src/System/IO/Pipes/AnonymousPipeServerStream.Unix.cs b/src/libraries/System.IO.Pipes/src/System/IO/Pipes/AnonymousPipeServerStream.Unix.cs
index 4d8a604c1960d..cc19817e3d2c6 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.IO.Pipes/src/System/IO/Pipes/AnonymousPipeServerStream.Unix.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.IO.Pipes/src/System/IO/Pipes/AnonymousPipeServerStream.Unix.cs
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ private void Create(PipeDirection direction, HandleInheritability inheritability
             if (inheritability == HandleInheritability.Inheritable &&
                 Interop.Sys.Fcntl.SetFD(clientHandle, 0) == -1)
             {
+                serverHandle.Dispose();
+                clientHandle.Dispose();
                 throw Interop.GetExceptionForIoErrno(Interop.Sys.GetLastErrorInfo());
             }