diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 61559359..a14b0fab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
   space inserted at the end of the current line.
 * Wrong key bindings executed when using alternative keyboard layouts
   ([#1929][1929]).
+* Foot not closing file descriptors for unrecognized or `no_keymap`
+  keymaps.
 
 [1918]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1918
 [1929]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1929
diff --git a/input.c b/input.c
index 2db696c1..a2f30a0c 100644
--- a/input.c
+++ b/input.c
@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ keyboard_keymap(void *data, struct wl_keyboard *wl_keyboard,
     /* Verify keymap is in a format we understand */
     switch ((enum wl_keyboard_keymap_format)format) {
     case WL_KEYBOARD_KEYMAP_FORMAT_NO_KEYMAP:
+        close(fd);
         return;
 
     case WL_KEYBOARD_KEYMAP_FORMAT_XKB_V1:
@@ -534,6 +535,7 @@ keyboard_keymap(void *data, struct wl_keyboard *wl_keyboard,
 
     default:
         LOG_WARN("unrecognized keymap format: %u", format);
+        close(fd);
         return;
     }