diff --git a/servers/slapd/bconfig.c b/servers/slapd/bconfig.c
index 645ecf1478..bff03612eb 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/bconfig.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/bconfig.c
@@ -4536,6 +4536,7 @@ config_setup_ldif( BackendDB *be, const char *dir, int readit ) {
 				break;
 			}
 		}
+		closedir( dir_of_path );
 	}
 
 	/* ITS#4194 - only use if it's present, or we're converting. */