diff --git a/lib/libc/locale/rune.c b/lib/libc/locale/rune.c
index 4e15480566f7..8075825bd7fa 100644
--- a/lib/libc/locale/rune.c
+++ b/lib/libc/locale/rune.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ setrunelocale(encoding)
 		fclose(fp);
 		return(EFTYPE);
 	}
+	fclose(fp);
 
 	if (!rl->encoding[0] || !strcmp(rl->encoding, "UTF2")) {
 		return(_UTF2_init(rl));
diff --git a/lib/libc/locale/startup_setlocale.c b/lib/libc/locale/startup_setlocale.c
index 3f6da49c4775..01a677074018 100644
--- a/lib/libc/locale/startup_setlocale.c
+++ b/lib/libc/locale/startup_setlocale.c
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ startup_setrunelocale(encoding)
 		fclose(fp);
 		return(EFTYPE);
 	}
+	fclose(fp);
 
 	if (!rl->encoding[0])
 		return(EINVAL);