diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index 544e5934..27c226b0 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -14682,6 +14682,8 @@ __cold int mdbx_env_openW(MDBX_env *env, const wchar_t *pathname,
   if (!(flags & (MDBX_RDONLY | MDBX_SAFE_NOSYNC | MDBX_DEPRECATED_MAPASYNC))) {
     rc = osal_openfile(MDBX_OPEN_DXB_DSYNC, env, env_pathname.dxb,
                        &env->me_dsync_fd, 0);
+    if (MDBX_IS_ERROR(rc))
+      goto bailout;
     if (env->me_dsync_fd != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
       if ((flags & MDBX_NOMETASYNC) == 0)
         env->me_fd4meta = env->me_dsync_fd;