@@ -578,6 +578,8 @@ void DynamicLibrary::New(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
                   opened ? static_cast<void*>(lib->lib_.handle) : nullptr);
   if (!opened) {
     THROW_ERR_FFI_CALL_FAILED(env, "dlopen failed: %s", uv_dlerror(&lib->lib_));
+    // Free the error message. Close() skips uv_dlclose() for a null handle.
+    uv_dlclose(&lib->lib_);
     return;
   }
 }
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`@@ -578,6 +578,8 @@ void DynamicLibrary::New(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {`
`578`	`578`	`opened ? static_cast<void*>(lib->lib_.handle) : nullptr);`
`579`	`579`	`if (!opened) {`
`580`	`580`	`THROW_ERR_FFI_CALL_FAILED(env, "dlopen failed: %s", uv_dlerror(&lib->lib_));`
	`581`	`+ // Free the error message. Close() skips uv_dlclose() for a null handle.`
	`582`	`+ uv_dlclose(&lib->lib_);`
`581`	`583`	`return;`
`582`	`584`	`}`
`583`	`585`	`}`