diff --git a/usr.sbin/kbdmap/kbdmap.c b/usr.sbin/kbdmap/kbdmap.c
index 474553d7fa70..cb00c6d2fd01 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/kbdmap/kbdmap.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/kbdmap/kbdmap.c
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ get_font(void)
 	} else
 		fprintf(stderr, "Could not open %s for reading\n", sysconfig);
 
+	fclose(fp);
 	return fnt;
 }