diff --git a/wpiutil/src/main/native/cpp/uv/Handle.cpp b/wpiutil/src/main/native/cpp/uv/Handle.cpp
index 552e6d9c89..93ef423231 100644
--- a/wpiutil/src/main/native/cpp/uv/Handle.cpp
+++ b/wpiutil/src/main/native/cpp/uv/Handle.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 using namespace wpi::uv;
 
 Handle::~Handle() noexcept {
-  if (!m_closed) {
+  if (!m_closed && m_uv_handle->type != UV_UNKNOWN_HANDLE) {
     uv_close(m_uv_handle, [](uv_handle_t* uv_handle) { delete uv_handle; });
   } else {
     delete m_uv_handle;