ifindex = net_parse_dev(&argc, &argv);
        if (ifindex < 1) {
-               close(progfd);
-               return -EINVAL;
+               err = -EINVAL;
+               goto cleanup;
        }
 
        if (argc) {
                        overwrite = true;
                } else {
                        p_err("expected 'overwrite', got: '%s'?", *argv);
-                       close(progfd);
-                       return -EINVAL;
+                       err = -EINVAL;
+                       goto cleanup;
                }
        }
 
        if (is_prefix("xdp", attach_type_strings[attach_type]))
                err = do_attach_detach_xdp(progfd, attach_type, ifindex,
                                           overwrite);
-
-       if (err < 0) {
+       if (err) {
                p_err("interface %s attach failed: %s",
                      attach_type_strings[attach_type], strerror(-err));
-               return err;
+               goto cleanup;
        }
 
        if (json_output)
                jsonw_null(json_wtr);
-
-       return 0;
+cleanup:
+       close(progfd);
+       return err;
 }
 
 static int do_detach(int argc, char **argv)