diff --git a/bin/rm/rm.c b/bin/rm/rm.c
index b838fef22ef5..1ef6f385d303 100644
--- a/bin/rm/rm.c
+++ b/bin/rm/rm.c
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ rm_tree(char **argv)
 	}
 	if (errno)
 		err(1, "fts_read");
+	fts_close(fts);
 }
 
 void