diff --git a/sql-plugin/src/main/scala/com/nvidia/spark/rapids/spill/SpillFramework.scala b/sql-plugin/src/main/scala/com/nvidia/spark/rapids/spill/SpillFramework.scala
index 57f2a823432..91421a37c64 100644
--- a/sql-plugin/src/main/scala/com/nvidia/spark/rapids/spill/SpillFramework.scala
+++ b/sql-plugin/src/main/scala/com/nvidia/spark/rapids/spill/SpillFramework.scala
@@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@ class ChunkedPacker(table: Table,
   }
 
   override def next(): (DeviceBounceBuffer, Long) = {
-    withResource(bounceBufferPool.nextBuffer()) { bounceBuffer =>
+    closeOnExcept(bounceBufferPool.nextBuffer()) { bounceBuffer =>
       if (closed) {
         throw new IllegalStateException(s"ChunkedPacker is closed")
       }