diff --git a/tools/tools/ath/common/ctrl.c b/tools/tools/ath/common/ctrl.c
--- a/tools/tools/ath/common/ctrl.c
+++ b/tools/tools/ath/common/ctrl.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 {
 	int s;
 
-	if (s != -1)
+	if (req->s != -1)
 		ath_driver_req_close(req);
 
 	/* For now, netif socket, not /dev/ filedescriptor */