diff --git a/libraries/libldap/init.c b/libraries/libldap/init.c
index 9e34bd5303..7a71af3488 100644
--- a/libraries/libldap/init.c
+++ b/libraries/libldap/init.c
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ static void openldap_ldap_init_w_conf(const char *file)
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	fclose(fp);
 }
 
 static void openldap_ldap_init_w_userconf(const char *file)