diff --git a/base/file.cpp b/base/file.cpp
index 6b19818..9a340b7 100644
--- a/base/file.cpp
+++ b/base/file.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     return false;
   }
   bool result = ReadFdToString(fd, content);
-  TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(fd));
+  close(fd);
   return result;
 }
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     ALOGE("android::WriteStringToFile write failed: %s", strerror(errno));
     return CleanUpAfterFailedWrite(path);
   }
-  TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(fd));
+  close(fd);
   return true;
 }
 #endif
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
   }
 
   bool result = WriteStringToFd(content, fd);
-  TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(fd));
+  close(fd);
   return result || CleanUpAfterFailedWrite(path);
 }
 
diff --git a/debuggerd/debuggerd.cpp b/debuggerd/debuggerd.cpp
index 039b8ec..b84a4e5 100644
--- a/debuggerd/debuggerd.cpp
+++ b/debuggerd/debuggerd.cpp
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
 
   char ehdr[EI_NIDENT];
   ssize_t bytes = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(read(fd, &ehdr, sizeof(ehdr)));
-  TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(fd));
+  close(fd);
   if (bytes != (ssize_t) sizeof(ehdr) || memcmp(ELFMAG, ehdr, SELFMAG) != 0) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -304,14 +304,14 @@
 
   if (TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(write(sock_fd, &msg, sizeof(msg))) != (ssize_t) sizeof(msg)) {
     ALOGE("Failed to write request to debuggerd32 socket: %s", strerror(errno));
-    TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(sock_fd));
+    close(sock_fd);
     return;
   }
 
   char ack;
   if (TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(read(sock_fd, &ack, 1)) == -1) {
     ALOGE("Failed to read ack from debuggerd32 socket: %s", strerror(errno));
-    TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(sock_fd));
+    close(sock_fd);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
         break;
     }
   }
-  TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(sock_fd));
+  close(sock_fd);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@
         ALOGE("debuggerd: Not allowed to redirect action %d to 32 bit debuggerd\n",
               request.action);
       }
-      TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(fd));
+      close(fd);
       return;
     }
 #endif
diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.c b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.c
index d5e94ac..bb2bed2 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.c
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
     }
 
     rc = ioctl(fd, BLKROSET, &ON);
-    TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(fd));
+    close(fd);
 
     return rc;
 }
diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_verity.c b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_verity.c
index 63b23b9..81c7c9a 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_verity.c
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_verity.c
@@ -169,20 +169,20 @@
 
     if (TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(lseek64(data_device, 1024, SEEK_SET)) < 0) {
         ERROR("Error seeking to superblock");
-        TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(data_device));
+        close(data_device);
         return -1;
     }
 
     if (TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(read(data_device, &sb, sizeof(sb))) != sizeof(sb)) {
         ERROR("Error reading superblock");
-        TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(data_device));
+        close(data_device);
         return -1;
     }
 
     ext4_parse_sb(&sb, &info);
     *device_size = info.len;
 
-    TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(data_device));
+    close(data_device);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
 
 out:
     if (device != -1)
-        TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(device));
+        close(device);
 
     if (retval != FS_MGR_SETUP_VERITY_SUCCESS) {
         free(*signature);
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@
 
 out:
     if (fd != -1) {
-        TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(fd));
+        close(fd);
     }
 
     return rc;
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@
 
 out:
     if (fd != -1) {
-        TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(fd));
+        close(fd);
     }
 
     return rc;
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@
 
 out:
     if (fd != -1) {
-        TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(fd));
+        close(fd);
     }
 
     return rc;
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@
     free(signature);
 
     if (fd != -1) {
-        TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(fd));
+        close(fd);
     }
 
     return rc;
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@
     }
 
     if (fd) {
-        TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(fd));
+        close(fd);
     }
 
     return rc;
diff --git a/init/util.cpp b/init/util.cpp
index 9c62f68..8216892 100644
--- a/init/util.cpp
+++ b/init/util.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
     }
 
     bool okay = android::base::ReadFdToString(fd, content);
-    TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(fd));
+    close(fd);
     return okay;
 }
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
     if (result == -1) {
         NOTICE("write_file: Unable to write to '%s': %s\n", path, strerror(errno));
     }
-    TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(fd));
+    close(fd);
     return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/libcutils/debugger.c b/libcutils/debugger.c
index 4558719..3407ec3 100644
--- a/libcutils/debugger.c
+++ b/libcutils/debugger.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
   }
 
   if (send_request(sock_fd, &msg, sizeof(msg)) < 0) {
-    TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(sock_fd));
+    close(sock_fd);
     return -1;
   }
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
       break;
     }
   }
-  TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(sock_fd));
+  close(sock_fd);
   return result;
 }
 
@@ -124,6 +124,6 @@
       memcpy(pathbuf, buffer, n + 1);
     }
   }
-  TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(sock_fd));
+  close(sock_fd);
   return result;
 }