diff --git a/sbin/devd/devd.cc b/sbin/devd/devd.cc
index bce4a38820ca..87d0580e26d4 100644
--- a/sbin/devd/devd.cc
+++ b/sbin/devd/devd.cc
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ config::parse_files_in_dir(const char *dirname)
 			parse_one_file(path);
 		}
 	}
+	closedir(dirp);
 }
 
 class epv_greater {