diff --git a/src/read-sound-file.c b/src/read-sound-file.c
index 5544188..2db28c4 100644
--- a/src/read-sound-file.c
+++ b/src/read-sound-file.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ int ca_sound_file_open(ca_sound_file **_f, const char *fn) {
 
 fail:
 
+        fclose(file);
         ca_free(f->filename);
         ca_free(f);